| Accession Number | P03236.348 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Emery, W |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, Hillingdon, Harefield |
| Date made | December 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of patients at the No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital (A.A.H.) at "Harefield ...
Description
Group portrait of patients at the No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital (A.A.H.) at "Harefield Park", Middlesex, England, at Christmas 1918. The ward has been festooned with Christmas decorations and a Santa Claus and on the rear wall is a large map of Australia with the word "HOME" printed in large letters. Also displayed on a column in the middle of the ward are copies of the Australian Coat of Arms and the A.I.F. Rising Sun Badge. Handwritten on the face of the post card is "WARD 28 3rd PRIZE A.A.H. No 1 XMAS 1918." 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 408.