The lonely boy with the sad eyes finally got to come back to Australia

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Geoffrey Joiner, a child born in the aftermath of the Second World War to parents of different races, was finally able to return to Australia. His experience reflects the wider history of children born of war who were often left stateless, according to experts.

The story of Geoffrey Joiner was far from unusual. Many children born of war and mixed race during the Second World War were stateless, say experts.