| Accession Number | P03236.385 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Germany: Schneidemuhl |
| Date made | August 1916 - November 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor group portrait of Allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW Camp in Germany. ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait of Allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW Camp in Germany. Identified on the far right in the back row (with an anchor on his cap) is 1143 Private (Pte) David Burn Storey, 30th Battalion, from Elsternwick Victoria. Pte Storey enlisted on 1 July 1915 and embarked for overseas on 9 November 1915 aboard HMAT Beltana. He was reported missing and then on 23 August 1916 confirmed as a POW. After being held in a number of camps in Germany, Pte Storey was transferred to Switzerland in November 1917, repatriated to England in March 1918 and embarked to return to Australia in July 1918. Identified in the second front row, fourth from the left is 3235 Corporal (Cpl) James Skelly, 55th Battalion, from Rockdale NSW. Cpl Skelly enlisted at the age of 21 on 9 August 1915 and embarked for overseas on 30 December 1915 aboard HMAT Suevic. He was captured at Laventie, France on 20 July 1916 and held in POW camps in Germany until he was repatriated to Holland on 13 June 1918. He arrived in England on 22 November 1918. Cpl Skelly arrived back in Australia on 26 April 1919 and was discharged on 20 June 1919. The other soldiers are unidentified. 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.