| Accession Number | P03236.067 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Phot. Max Amstutz |
| Date made | 28 November 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of two ex-Prisoners of War (POW) in front of Chalet Alpina, Murren Switzerland. ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of two ex-Prisoners of War (POW) in front of Chalet Alpina, Murren Switzerland. Standing is 355 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Albert Victor Temby, 16th Battalion, from Adelaide S.A. and reclining is a Royal Navy sailor with "NVR London" (Naval Volunteer Reserve) on his cap tally band. L/Cpl Temby enlisted at the age of 34 on 24 August 1914 and embarked for overseas on 22 October 1915 aboard HMAT Port Lincoln. After being wounded in the left shoulder, he was captured at Riencourt, France on 11 April 1917. He was held as a POW at Soltau, Germany until he was repatriated to Switzerland on 27 November 1917. L/Cpl Temby arrived in England on 24 March 1918 and embarked to return to Australia on 6 June 1918. Handwritten note on back of photograph reads: "This will give you some idea what snow is like in these parts. This photo was taken the day after I arrived at Murren. The boy with me belongs to the Naval Div taken prisoner 1914. A.V. Temby" 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 93.