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wilhelmshaven, uniform, soldiers, ship, sentry post, sentry, royal navy, rino albanese, photograph, navy, military service, guard, germany, dock, destroyer, black and white, aurich
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Photograph of British soldiers, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, ca. 1945
Photograph of British soldiers, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, ca. 1945. Soldiers are standing at the sentry post for the HMS Comet .
Rino and his brother Philil Albanese were invited aboard by a Royal Navy Officer. At the age of 18, Rino Albanese and his twin Philip enlisted in active service with the Canadian military. They were trained at Petawawa, where most of the about 600 Italian Canadian internees were housed. At the same time, the twin's father, Giovanni was designated as an enemy alien. The brothers were sent overseas where they served with the Canadian forces in England, Holland, and Germany.
