Page 7 - War Brides

Australian war brides

During the Second World War
Joan Hown joined the
Women's Land Army in
Worcester, where she met the
Australian Flight Lieutenant
Gus Fogarty. On 15 July 1944
the couple married.
Unfortunately, Gus had to
English war brides arrived in Brisbane, 25 October 1945. return to Melbourne in
Courtesy of: John Oxley Library November 1945, soon after
Due to Australia’s involvement in World War the birth of their daughter
II, several marriages took place with Patricia. Together with 400
Australian servicemen. Therefore, many British war brides, Joan,
brides moved to Australia. Multiple Patricia and an authentic
Australian women married servicemen wedding album travelled on
stationed in Australia from the United States the war bride ship The Arcadia
to reunite with their husband
and Great Britain and immigrated to their and dad.
countries. In this way the war stimulated
cultural diversity. And don’t be misguided by Wedding photo of Joan and Gus
the term ‘war brides’. Let’s not forget it could Fogarty in Birmingham, 1944
also go the other way around, when women Courtesy of: Museums Victoria
joint the army.