Prisoners of war

Australian internees and prisoners of war in World War I

Captured at sea A short time after the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) landed on Gallipoli peninsula,

Internment camps in Australia during World War I

Merchant navy 'prizes' and interned crews At the beginning of the war, all German and Central Power ships coming into, or already in Australian ports were seized as 'war prizes'.

Researching Australians at war

Australian Government sources Army family history research Australian Army research guide,

Seizing and decoding the secret HVB codebook

Capturing 'prizes' of war Australia and other nations in the British Empire adopted a policy to seize enemy vessels in their ports at the start of the war.
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