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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,
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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.
Weary Dunlop: Stories of Service - the Second World War (Video)
Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop's story is one of care, compassion, hardship and suffering. Weary enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force after studying medicine. This tells his story as an army doctor…
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