A group of German prisoners captured during the fight at Semakh on the Sea of Galilee.
Australian solders searching German prisoners of war for "souvenirs" following their capture during fighting around an outpost of the Hindenburg Line near Hargicourt in France
A Leaky Roof image: a group of prisoners, including several missionaries, gather around a row of camp beds in a large room. Two lie on a bed under an umbrella, while another stands next to them, opening his ow More
Alexandra Sports Palace, London, Converted Into Winter Internment Camp 1915-16 image: a view of prisoners of war in a fenced enclosure on the hill outside Alexandra Palace, with the palace in the background. I More
Field Dressing Station, showing prisoners bringing the wounded in. 4th Canadian Division Front. In background artillery going forward. Owing to depth of initial objective, batteries were compelled to move forwa More
Beds Ready For Inspection image: rows of beds in a dormitory with trucks, cases and bags stacked neatly at the side of each bed.
Breaking Up For Winter Quarters, September 1915 image: a view of a camp as the tents are being packed away. In the foreground is a circular tent with some loose tent pegs, at the end of a row of similar tents. More
Canteen and Stairway to Sleeping Quarters image: a queue of prisoners line up at a counter which has a menu hanging above it. They are surveyed by an armed soldier. Behind the counter there is a man in a white More
Civilian Officers' Quarters image: a view looking down on a camp of large white tents pitched next to a low wooden building with a smoking chimney. Several figures can be seen walking around the camp.
Counting-in at Five O'clock image: Prisoners of War line up to go back in to Alexandra Palace, watched by the guards.
Deep Over-night Fallen Snow image: a view of Alexandra Palace in the snow with prisoners sliding down the hill outside and throwing snowballs, while guards in greatcoats patrol along the bottom of the hill.
Early Morning, Post Office, Barbers, Seamen Modelling image: a hallway in Alexandra Palace, divided up with wooden partitions, one of which contains a post box. Several men walk down the centre of the room hold More
Early Morning, Sleeping in Section 'c', 1915 image: a view of one of the dormitories at night. There are rows of beds containing sleeping prisoners running down each side of the room. One figure sits up in a be More
English Commander's Family Tent image: a man with a child stand outside a large circular tent with an awning and an ornamental garden in a clearing. There is also another smaller tent behind the larger tent. A More
English Officers' Quarters image: several round tents surrounded by flower beds and shrubs.
Evening Game of Chess image: two men sit at a small table concentrating on a game of chess in a dimly lit hall. Behind them a row of beds extends back through a long room in which there are many prisoners stand More
German Pows in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 115 POW Company tending fires near Lyons-la-Forêt, 23 January 1918.
German Prisoners - the Deputy Controller's Camp, Rouen image: beyond a pathway and low wattle fence and gate, prisoners in uniform are working among the wooden huts of a camp, carrying and inserting large woode More
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 115 POW Company at work in Lyons-la-Fôret, 23 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. British and French officers in charge of the 115 German POW Company at Lyons-la-Forêt, 22 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 115 POW Company rolling logs up the ramp into a sawmill. Lyons-la-Forêt, 23 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 115 POW Company working at the Lyons-la-Forêt, 23 January 1918. Some are repairing a road and others transpor More
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners of the 115th POW Company working under the Directorate of Forestry in the Lyons-la-Forêt, 23 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners of the 50th POW Company working in a saw mill at the Haute Foret d'Eu, Normandy, 25 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners of the 52nd POW Company transporting beech logs by light railway. Basse Foret d'Eu, 26 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners of the 52nd POW Company working in a saw mill at the Basse Foret d'Eu, Normandy, 26 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners of the 52nd POW Company stacking pickets in the Basse Foret d'Eu, 26 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners of the 52nd POW Company working in a saw mill at the Basse Foret d'Eu, 26 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners of the 115th POW Company working the light railway which took the felled trees to a saw mill in the Lyons-la-Fôret, 23 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Sawmill at Lyons-la-Fôret, place of employment of many German POWs. 23 January, 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Prisoners of the 9th POW Company working under the Directorate of Forestry in Eawy Forest, Normandy. 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 50th POW Company moving logs by light railway in the Haute Foret d'Eu, 25 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Men of the 50th POW Company working under the Directorate of Forestry in the Haute Foret d'Eu, 25 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Men of the 50 POW Company working at a saw mill in the Haute Foret d'Eu, 25 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Horses of the 50th POW Company dragging a felled beech to a saw mill. Basse Foret d'Eu, 26 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Men of the 50 POW Company stacking felled trees at a 'coupe' in the Haute Foret d'Eu, 25 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. A saw mill at Lyons-la-Forêt, a place of employment of German POWs from the 115th POW Company, 23 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 115th POW Company working in the interior of a saw mill at Lyons-la-Forêt, 23 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Men of the 115th POW Company working in a saw mill in Lyons-la-Forêt, 23 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners of the 50th POW Company working in a saw mill in the Haute Foret d'Eu, 25 January 1918
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners working in a 'coupe' in Brotonne Forest, 22 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners of the 52nd POW Company working in the Basse Foret d'Eu, loading felled trees on to a lorry at a ramp, 26 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners of the 50th POW Company working at a saw mill. Haute Foret d'Eu, 25 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 9th POW Company loading felled trees on to a lorry. Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 9th POW Company felling beeches, Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Chute for sliding logs down a steep slope. Brotonne Forest, 22 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners of the 9th POW Company taking felled trees by light railway to saw mill (seen in background). Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 50th POW Company at work at a ramp for loading felled trees on to lorries. Haute Foret d'Eu, 25 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 50th POW Company felling a beech tree. Haute Foret d'Eu, 25 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. German prisoners of the 50th POW Company at work in saw mill. Haute Foret d'Eu, 19 February 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Men of the 9th POW Company loading felled trees on to lorry. Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Saw mill in Eawy Forest, a place of employment of the 9th German POW Company, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Men of the 9th POW Company stacking felled trees by the roadside ready for collection by lorry. Note men of Native Labour Corps tendi More
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Men of the 9th POW Company sawing through a tree. Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Men of the 9th POW Company weighing sacks firewood. Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners stacking felled trees as they are dragged in by horses. Brotonne Forest, 22 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners rolling felled trees up a ramp into a saw mill. Brotonne forest, 22 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Saw mills and Decauville Company railways, Brotonne Forest, 22 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners loading sawn timber on Decauville Company railway trucks at a saw mill dump, Brotonne Forest, 22 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners tree-felling in Brotonne Forest, 22 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Dump of felled timber at a saw mill, Brotonne Forest, 22 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners of the 52nd POW Company taking away sawn timber by light railway from the saw mill. Basse Foret d'Eu, 26 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners of the 9th POW Company at work in the picket dump. Eawy Foret, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Accomodation barracks occupied by the 9th German POW Company. Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners of the 9th POW Company at work in Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Moving felled timber by horse power. Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. British troops, in control of the 52nd POW German Company employed in this area, on a light railway with a load of pickets. Basse For More
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners of the 9th POW Company loading felled timber on to lorry for conveyance to sawmill. Eawy Forest, 21 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Light railway in the Basse Foret d'Eu, with a load of pickets and a heavy piece of felled timber. Note German prisoners of the 52th P More
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Directorate of Forestry. Prisoners of the 52nd POW Company tree-felling in the Basse Foret d'Eu, 26 January 1918.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners employed on repairing roads behind the line.
German Prisoners in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 German prisoners ready to be marched back from road repairing.
German Prisoners of War in Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Men of 100th POW Company working on the wharves at Rouen. A car for the Mechanical Transport ASC is being hoisted by a crane from the hold of a dazzle-camo More
German Prisoners of War in Britain during the First World War A display of acrobatics by German internees at the prisoner of war camp at Newbury Racecourse in Berkshire in October 1914.
German Prisoners of War in Britain during the First World War German internees looks on as two men take part in a boxing match at the prisoner of war camp at Newbury Racecourse in Berkshire in October 1914.
German Prisoners of War in Britain during the First World War German internees lay out clothes to dry in the sun at the prisoner of war camp at Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, in October 1914.
German Prisoners of War in the Allied Captivity, 1914-1918 Prisoners working in the marble quarries at Marquise, 25 November 1918.
German Prisoners of War in the United Kingdom during the First World War A working party of German internees at the prisoner of war camp at Frith Hill, near Frimley, in 1914.
Heavy Snow Falling in the Court-yard, February 1916 image: a view of the courtyard of Alexandra Palace in the snow with prisoners throwing snowballs and pulling each other around on a sledge.
Interned Missionaries, Alexandra Palace, May 1916 image: the missionaries, dressed in black, gather in groups under trees. Some are sitting chatting, while others lie stretched out on the grass, reading.
Last Supper Before Returning Feb. 1919 image: a view along a table inside a wooden hut in an internment camp. A group of men sit around the table eating from enamel plates. On the left two men stand to serve th More
Life in Hallway, 1916 image: a view of POWs walking around the hallway and stairs in Alexandra Palace, passing by a counter on the left at which several people are waiting.
Ministry of Information First World War Miscellaneous Collection German prisoners crossing from transport to train.
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Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection German East African Campaign. German prisoners, Ndanda, December 1917. The Nigerian Brigade reached Ndanda on 12th November 1917, and there found 21 s More
Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection German East African Campaign, German prisoners being brought into Ndanda. November 1917.
Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection German East African Campaign. Prisoners being taken back on lorries. Nyhungo, November 1917.
Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection German East African Campaign. German prisoners being taken back in lorries. Nyhungo, November 1917.
Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection A walnut shell containing a letter concealed in a loaf of bread which was sent from Germany to a German prisoner of war in France.
Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Toys made by German prisoners.
Ministry of Information First World War Official Collection Farm hands, boys and girls and German prisoners on a Suffolk Farm, 1918.
Missionaries Playing Cards- Resting image: a group of three robed missionaries gather to play cards, sitting on the edge of some low camp beds.
Missionaries Playing Cards- Resting image: prisoners lie in a row of camp beds in a large hall with their belongings on a low ledge behind them.
My Sleeping Place image:a low bed in the centre of a makeshift dormitory with a pile of trunks, baskets and possessions at the head. A green hat is placed on a coat lying on the bed.
One Hour Before Dinner- Waiting To Get Hot Water for Dish Washing image: a scene in a camp. Prisoners stand around in groups in a small yard. To the left is a row of huts. To the right prisoners stand in line w More
Overnight Snowfall Melting Into Slush image: a scene in a camp. Prisoners stand around in the melting snow in a small yard between some wooden huts. In the background, on the other side of a wire fence, is a r More