Albert Elson, evader and prisoner of war

Albert Elson, evader and prisoner of war

Photographs on Elson's failed attempt at evading capture. On the first sheet is a full length photograph of Albert Elson in a garden and wearing trousers with braces and a vest. Below that is a photograph of 24 men in various military uniforms, standing and seated in front of a wooden hut. Above is the caption: "Prisoners of war". Albert Elson is seated in the front row, second from the right and is indicated with a cross.

On the second sheet is a photograph of a small house in a village. There are other house in the background. Below is the caption: "House I was kept in". Below that is a three quarters photograph of a man standing in civilian clothes and smoking a pipe. Behind him are trees and shrubs. The caption below states: "Man who helped me".

Four b/w photographs mounted on two sheets of paper

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PElsonA1602; PElsonA1601