Summary
Photograph taken of Frank Schlesinger and friends at Tatura in the 1940s. Frank was born in 1912 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland) to Jewish parents. He was caught up in the events of Kristallnacht in 1938 and was sent to Buchenwald Concentration Camp, he was released and managed to flea to Singapore. In 1940 along with many other German and Austrian Jewish refugees in Singapore and Malay, Frank was interned by British Forces and sent to Tatura Internment Camp in Australia. He was released in 1942 and joined the Army 8th.Employment Company.
Description of Content
Five men in uniform posing together in outdoor landscape with tent off to left hand side.
Physical Description
Black and white copy photograph.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Judy Munro, 28 Jun 2007
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Place & Date Depicted
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Format
Photograph, 6" X 4", Black & White
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Inscriptions
Handwritten on reverse: 'Tatura Camp / Frank Schlesinger - 2nd from left'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
150 mm (Length), 101 mm (Width)
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Keywords
German Immigration, Internment Camps, Jewish Immigration, Military Forces, Military History, Prison Camps, Prisoners of War, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945
