Gallery - Pictures of a Community
- Title:
Interned Austrians & Germans Fernie, BC
- Date:
June, 1915
- Location:
Fernie, BC
- Archive No.:
#3248do
- Description:
Most were not Germans or Austrians but Ukrainian immigrants escaping from the oppressive rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and in general were more allies than enemies. Most of the Fernie internees were released within months.