Hello list, Can someone help with information for me? I have a Great Uncle, Wilhelm Hoffmann, who lived in Brisbane from at least 1900 till his death in 1946. His partner's name was Harriet Lucy Hoffmann, who had four children by Wilhelm (births ranged from 1906 to 1914). My question is this - would Wilhelm have been sent to some type of camp in WWI just because he was of German birth? My mother has told me that (not all, but a lot of) Germans and Italians were sent away to camps during WW2, and I was wondering if the same happened to Germans during WWI. And if they were, where did they go, and do any registers survive? Thanks in advance, Maureen.

Hi Maureen, The name Wilhelm Hoffmann comes up a few times on the National Archives site. http://www.naa.gov.au/ . You can just log in as a guest and enter the name Wilhelm Hoffmann. Linda.

Dear Linda Thanks for the tip. I had a good look at the Archives tonight, and unfortunately, none of the records are for my Wilhelm. He was a cook, and his middle name was 'Marcelle'. Will keep looking for tips though! Maureen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [SEQ-Germans] WWI and Germans Living in Brisbane > Hi Maureen, > The name Wilhelm Hoffmann comes up a few times on the National Archives > site. > http://www.naa.gov.au/ .