| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00740.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Germany |
| Date made | c 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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STUDIO PORTRAIT OF UNTEROFFIZIER GEFREITER ERICH HERMANN, A SOLDIER IN THE GERMAN ARMY. ...
Description
STUDIO PORTRAIT OF UNTEROFFIZIER GEFREITER ERICH HERMANN, A SOLDIER IN THE GERMAN ARMY. UNTEROFFIZIER HERMANN WAS FOUND MORTALLY WOUNDED ON THE BATTLEFIELD AT EL ALAMEIN ON 31 OCTOBER 1942 BY PRIVATE (PTE) W. 'BLUEY' VICKERMAN, 2/32ND BATTALION. SHORTLY BEFORE HE DIED HE GAVE PTE VICKERMAN HIS DIARY SOME PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER PERSONAL PAPERS. AFTER THE WAR ONE OF VICKERMAN'S CHILDREN TOOK THE GERMAN SOLDIER'S DIARY TO SCHOOL TO A GERMAN LANGUAGE CLASS. THE TEACHER, RON WILLMOTT, READ THE DIARY AND WITH VICKERMAN'S PERMISSION TRIED SUCCESSFULLY TO CONTACT UNTEROFFIZIER HERMANN'S WIDOW. RON WILLMOTT SUBSEQUENTLY TRAVELLED TO GERMANY AND RETURNED THE DIARY TO HERMANN'S WIDOW, WHO LENT WILLMOTT THIS PHOTOGRAPH, WHICH HE COPIED AND DONATED TO THE MEMORIAL. A COPY OF THE DIARY, PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DONATED TO THE MEMORIAL AND ARE HELD IN THE PRIVATE RECORDS COLLECTION AT PR86/158.