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Released Prisoners of War waiting to sail home

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SubjectAlmond, J
TitleReleased Prisoners of War waiting to sail home
NotesTen POWs at Hammoon, Holland waiting to sail home to England after being released from Germany. The civillian clothes were given to them by the Dutch Red Cross.

Back row: Trooper and Downs (Life Guards); Private J Howard (3rd Queens); Corporal R. Morrison (Loyal North Lancashire.
Middle Row: Lance Corporal H. Lomas (Loyal North Lancashire); Private W. Parkinson (Kings Own Lancaster); Lance Corporal Leather (Kings Royal Rifle Corps); Private G. Lowe (Loyal North Lancashire); Private Gogoy (Russian Army).
Front Row: Private G Carey (Loyal North Lancashire); Lance Corporal J. Almond (Kings Royal Rifles).
Item DateDecember 1917
Creation placeHammoon, Holland
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumPhotographic paper
ContentPhotograph
CataloguerAdmin
FilenameGWA_6230_office00406.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameA. Almond
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/7163