| Accession Number | P03236.311 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of ex-Prisoner of War (POW) 3468B Private (Pte) David Sim, 53rd Battalion, from ...
Description
Studio portrait of ex-Prisoner of War (POW) 3468B Private (Pte) David Sim, 53rd Battalion, from Willoughby, Sydney, NSW (previously from Dalkeith, Scotland) with an unidentified Scottish soldier and child, possibly his relatives. Pte Sim enlisted on 17 July 1915 at the age of 31 and embarked for overseas with the 1st Battalion, on 5 October 1915 aboard HMAT Themistocles. He was captured at Fleurbaix, near Fromelles, France, on 20 July 1916 and held as a POW in Germany until repatriated to England on 17 December 1918. Pte Sim arrived back in Australia on 16 May 1919. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Miss M. E. Chomley, Secretary, Prisoners Department, Australian-British Red Cross Society, London. Original album housed in AWM Research Centre at RC00864, Album image number 371.