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  1. Virtual War Memorial | Thomas JOHNSTONE

  2. Australian prisoners of war: Second World War - Prisoners of the ...

  3. Australian Prisoners of War 1941-1945 - Anzac Portal

  4. Australian Prisoners of War 1940-1945 - Anzac Portal

  5. 'Waiting in silence': POWs honoured on 20th anniversary

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    Of the 30,000 Australian service personnel who became prisoners of war (POWs) in World War Two (WWII), 22,000 were captives of the Empire of Japan. These POWs and other civilians were detained in camps or used as forced labour across the Asia-Pacific region, from Burma to Japan, Singapore to New Britain, Formosa to Timor.
    As the great majority of Australian prisoners were taken captive by the Japanese in the Second World War, it is their stories that are the most well known. In particular, much has been written about the most brutal and horrific experiences, including beatings, transportation on cramped ships, and long jungle marches by emaciated prisoners.
    When the Australians returned to Rabaul, out of a hundred or so who had been held in Rabaul, Captain John Murphy was the only Australian prisoner of war, and with him were six Americans.
    The horror of hellships, death marches, and starvation, and the drama of great escapes, has shaped the public perception of Australian prisoners of war. But there is a more complex story, and the thousands held in captivity during the two world wars and the Korean war cannot define their internment only by these experiences.
  7. JOHNSTONE FREDERICK THOMAS | Prisoner of War Memorial …

  8. The complex story of Australian prisoners of war

    WEB27 May 2013. 4 mins read. The horror of hellships, death marches, and starvation, and the drama of great escapes, has shaped the public perception of Australian prisoners of war.

  9. Remembering POWs in the Pacific, WWII: Two Stories …

    WEBNov 9, 2020 · Of the 30,000 Australian service personnel who became prisoners of war (POWs) in World War Two (WWII), 22,000 were captives of the Empire of Japan. These POWs and other civilians were detained …

  10. Stolen Years: Australian prisoners of war

    WEBStolen Years: Australian prisoners of war tells the story of Australian prisoners of war - evocative, realistic, personal and often tragic - from the First World War to the Second World War and Korea.

  11. 20th Anniversary Australia Prisoners of War Memorial