German prisoners working

Places
Accession Number ART50285
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 60 x 47.5 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pastel, pencil on buff laid paper
Maker Rae, Iso
Place made France: Nord Pas de Calais, Pas de Calais, Etaples
Date made April 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

1st Australian Imperial Force; group of German prisoners of war repairing pavement on railway platform, `Anzac Camp' in background, prisoners wearing white shirts with numbers and PG (Prisoners, German) on them; also wearing clothing items of German and French make, one wearing sabots. The building near front of camp is identified as an RTO (Radio Telegraphy Operators) hut.