First World War Internee Heinrich Schmidt and others in front of an Internment Hut (Wire in background), Knockaloe Camp, Isle of Man
Date(s): ?1918
Scope & Content: Placard reads, 'Isle of Man, England, Erinnerung an unsere Kriegsgefangenschaft in Knockaloe 1914-18.'(Isle of Man, England, in memory of our captivity in Knockaloe 1914-18). One man in possible Schutztruppe uniform ?
The identification of Heinrich Schmidt as one of the group is derived from the prisoner number 14437 which appears on the glass plate, and comparison with the repatriation lists on the ICRC website. He arrived at Knockaloe 5/8/15. Red Cross information bureau number 23117. Nationality: German
Language: English
Extent: overall: 16 cm x 12 cm
Physical description: Black & white glass half-plate negative
Item name: photograph
Collection: Photographic Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: PG/7870/39704
Subject tags : dog medic