Summary

Digital photograph of Giuseppe Gonzales (front view with glasses) taken for his internment documentation at Harvey Western Australia as an enemy alien in 1940.

Giuseppe Gonzales was interned as an Italian enemy alien on arrival in Australia in 1940. Giuseppe met future wife Bobbie on the ship he was working on as the ship's engineer, sailing from Italy to Australia in 1940. Giuseppe was arrested upon arrival and interned as an enemy alien until 1946 when he could finally marry Bobbie in Kew in 1946 - who lost her Australian citizenship as a result.

Refer to Narrative record 16616 Giuseppe Gonzales - Italian Internee World War II 1940 - Collections Online: Article for full story.

Description of Content

Half portrait of man front view wearing glasses

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Digital photograph

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