First World War internee Willie Gruner inside an internment hut, Knockaloe Camp, Isle of Man
Date(s): ?1918
Scope & Content: The glass plate is marked with prisoner number 13105 which, along with comparison with other images in the series confirms the identity of the subject as Willie Gruner
He arrived in Knockaloe 28/7/15 and his Red Cross information bureau number was 32541. He was a noted female character actor, see other images in costume.
Nationality: German
Language: eng
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/7870/39753
Subject tags : hut interior, textiles, reading.