AWM Collection Record: P00110.023
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ID Number: | P00110.023 |
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| Place made: | Germany: Hohenfels | ||
| Date made: | 1943 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | FULL OF CONFIDENCE IN 1943 THE BRITISH CHALLENGED THE COLONIALS TO A MEDLEY RELAY OF 1 X 800 METRES, 1 X 400 METRES AND 2 X 200 METRES, ALL EVENTS IN WHICH THEY EXCELLED. THE BRITISH TEAM AT STALAG 383 PRISONER OF WAR CAMP INCLUDED A SCOT, A TAFFY AND TWO POMS. THE "EMPIRE TEAM" INCLUDED TWO KIWIS AND TWO AUSSIES. THANKS TO A GOOD 800 BY PHILPOTT FROM NEW ZEALAND AND A SUPERB 400 BY NX15153 EARL ALAN LEGGATT OF AUSTRALIA, THE AUSSIES "WHOPPED" THEM. FRONT LEFT TO RIGHT: UNKNOWN, LES BATT, FROM ENGLAND AND A COUNTRY CHAMPION, LES FOX, AN AUSSIE OF DOUBTFUL PEDIGREE, UNKNOWN. BACK ROW: NX15153 EARL ALAN LEGGATT, AUSTRALIA, CAMPBELL, SCOTLAND, PHILPOTT, NEW ZEALAND, UNKNOWN. (DONOR T.WEST) | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Group portraits; Prisoners of war; Track events | ||
| Related unit: | German POW Camps | ||
| Related place: | Germany: Bavaria; Germany: Hohenfels | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:38:42 GMT
