Biography – Dunera

Sigurd Sigismund Lohde

The story of actor Sigurd Lohde.

15 internees of the Dunera and Queen Mary were more than 60 years old.

The 45 youngest Dunera Boys were just 16 years old.

A young artist and a budding doctor – a tragic end for two Dunera Boys.

Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz – Dunera Boy and promising writer who was killed by a German torpedo at the age of just 27.

Harry Jay (Jeidels) – a Dunera Boy and photographer of many internees and the Melbourne theatre scene.

Wolfgang Kittel was the only one who was allowed to leave the Dunera during their journey. Why?

George, a member of a respected Jewish family, escaped Nazi persecution to England, where he was deported as an enemy.

Escape, exile and return of a paediatrician.

A story about resolute resistance and the rescue of a Jewish girl in Paris.