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The Trustees of the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial have defined a Prisoner of War to be a person who was captured by a common enemy and/or interned in a neutral or non-combatant country.
To be defined an Australian Prisoner of War, the person needs to be either an Australian Born person serving in the Uniform of an Australian Service; or in the Uniform of a friendly country, or Born Elsewhere and serving in the Uniform of an Australian Service.
A Prisoner is a person who has lost personal privileges, suffers deprivation of liberty or is unable to return home or dies in captivity.
The Trustees of The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War advise that the information within these WEB Pages, is to the best of their knowledge correct.
We understand that errors will exist within actual records and in some cases during the transcription process. Should you become aware of Prisoners of War names that do not appear on the Memorial or you believe that errors exist within the current records; please contact the Trustees.
This site contains names, information and images of deceased people; and, language which may be considered inappropriate today.
The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial was opened on 6 February 2004 by General Peter Cosgrove AM, MC and was witnessed by over 11,000 people.
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2025 General (Ret’d) Honorable David Hurley AC CVO DSC has agreed to become the Patron of the Memorial
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