I don't know the answer to your question, but a website that might be a useful starting point is the National Archives of Australia, who hold Australian emigration, passport, military records and information, http://www.naa.gov.au/default.html (they have a record and photo search area too) Annette -- ---------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 4891 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len