AWM Collection Record: P00167.002
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ID Number: | P00167.002 |
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| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | GERMANY, C. 1916. PORTRAIT OF TWO GERMAN CHILDREN AGED ABOUT SIX AND FOUR. THEIR FATHER WAS A MEMBER OF THE CREW OF A 28 CM RAILWAY GUN CAPTURED NEAR HARBONNIERES IN FRANCE ON 1918-08-08 BY TROOPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE FATHER IS SHOWN IN P0167/04/01. INSCRIPTION ON VERSO BY AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER: "A SOUVENIR LIKE THIS I THINK HELPS US TO REMEMBER THAT THERE IS ANOTHER SIDE TO WAR. HOWEVER, ITS NOT AS BAD AS IT MIGHT BE FOR THEIR FATHER IN ALL PROBABILITY NOW A PRISONER AS ALL THE CREW WERE CAPTURED. YOU MIGHT SEE SOME RESEMBLANCE IN ONE OF THE MEN IN THE PHOTO. IVOR 1918-08-12." AUTHOR WAS 3411 IVOR EDWARD MACKIE, 31ST BATTALION. | ||
| Credit line: | DONOR B. FERRIS | ||
| Copyright: | Status to be assessed | ||
| Related subject: | Amiens gun; Children; Portraits; Prisoners of war; Souvenirs | ||
| Related unit: | 8 Brigade | ||
| Related place: | France; France: Picardie, Somme, Harbonnieres; Germany; Western Front: Western Front (France) | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:50:39 GMT
