"Colleen, There is a photo of a Friedrich COPENECH on this site if you havnt already seen it
www.naa.gov.au - go into record search & put in the surname and then click on view digital image
I am assuming this is your…"
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Colleen Elliott posted a blog postSteven & Frances (nee Franelich) Copenech
Could someone advise on the origin of this surname. I believe it is of Croatian, German origin. My g'grandfather Friedrich Copenech (son)is said to have been born in Fiume around 1860 and came to Australia around the mid 1880's. All I have is reference to his time (1914....) in an enemy alien camp in Liverpool, NSW. How can I access more information about this time served. I believe he worked on the Sydney wharves before his internment. Also, how to I find reference to those who came to…See More
Colleen Elliott replied to Margaret Cliffe's discussion German Internees during WW1"Hello Margaret,
My g'grandfather was also interned as an enemy alien in 1914, at the Liverpool camp in NSW. I had nothing at all relating to him until I registered with Trove. I selected Online & Newspapers and then entered his name, and…"
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Steven & Frances (nee Franelich) Copenech
Could someone advise on the origin of this surname. I believe it is of Croatian, German origin. My g'grandfather Friedrich Copenech (son)is said to have been born in Fiume around 1860 and came to Australia around the mid 1880's. All I have is reference to his time (1914....) in an enemy alien camp in Liverpool, NSW. How can I access more information about this time served. I believe he worked on the Sydney wharves before his internment. Also, how to I find reference to those who came to… Continue
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