WW1 POW's British

[Nick]

I have a fascination with old military portrait photo's spanning from Victorian era to WW2. I recently picked this photo up and although it is not what I usaully collect I was very interested by the content of this photo.

The soldiers are obvioulsy mainly injured British/Commonwealth Soldiers but the mode of dress and the headgear worn by some of th esoldiers looks distinctly foreign. Also is the soldier in the background wearing a pikelhaube ?

POWs do you think ?

Nick

Edited May 10, 2005 by Chairman

[Nick]

Another shot

[Nick]

one more

[Biscuit Brown]

Chairman,
interesting phot.

Looks like a hospital ward outing, looking at the White cossies, and with the wicked 'hun' in the background with that pikelhaube. It would imply indeed that they were POWs, especially with with all the mixed head dress.

[John]

Is it "One flew over the cuckoo's nest"?

[Firefly]

For POW's they look pretty pleased with themselves! Hard to say. I suppose they probably are quite chipper that they're nowhere near the trenches. Can't really make out the headgear too well at the back, but yes, it certainly doesn't look British......

[Nick]

I will see if I can get better copies of this to post.

[Tony]

Here are more British prisoners, the reverse reads:

From Arthur x

To Miss ML Frankland

227 Caversham Rd.

Reading

England

I'm not sure about the cap badges being worn, does anyone recognise them?

Tony

[Stogieman]

My "Twin" informs me my picture of brit POW's from Perrone belongs here! Whoops!

[Ulsterman]

In France, somewhere @1917:Ooops wrong thread...

Edited May 17, 2005 by Ulsterman

[Tony]

Here are another 2 of my PoW cards.

The first one shows Lancers and Jocks.

Tony

[Tony]

I think this one is great, taken just behind the line in Belgium (Menin is written on the back).

Tony

[Tony]

Another picture of British prisoners.

- English prisoners being transported to the rear after storming Guillemont, beginning of September 1916 -

It must have been a warm day as one man appears to have a hanky on his head. Others are wearing their tin hat liner.

Tony