Prisoners of war

Australian internees and prisoners of war in World War I

Captured at sea A short time after the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) landed on Gallipoli peninsula,

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Bart Richardson - 'Here Come the Girls' (Video)

Bart Richardson - Burma-Thailand Railway (Video)

Bart Richardson - Changi: End of the war (Video)

Bart Richardson - Finding his brother (Video)

Bart Richardson - Ill-treatment of locals (Video)

Bart Richardson - Journey home (Video)

Bart Richardson - Singapore: Rearguard (Video)

Bart Richardson - Singapore: Working party (Video)

Bart Richardson - Vickers machine gun (Video)

Bill Ennis - Burma-Thailand Railway (Video)

Bill Ennis - Singapore: Isolated (Video)

Bill Ennis - Singapore: Japanese aerial domination (Video)

Ernest Brough - Capturing a German and surrender (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - A cup of petrol (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - Captured (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - Refusing a promotion (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - Making do (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - Italian prison camp PG 57 (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - Escape (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - A close call (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - With the partisans (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - Attacking post No. 12 (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - A stitched backside (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - Enlistment and a lucky escape (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Ernest Brough - "Not this time Bob" (Video)

Ernest Brough enlisted at Dandenong, Victoria, in March 1940.

Internment camps in Australia during World War I

Merchant navy 'prizes' and interned crews At the beginning of the war, all German and Central Power ships coming into, or already in Australian ports were seized as 'war prizes'.

John Pope - A dusty ruse (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Swapping ships in Ceylon (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Surrounded at S6 (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Training in Tobruk (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - German salvation (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Defending the posts (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Escape and recapture in a cave (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Self-supporting prisoners of war (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Sent to Gestapo headquarters (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Stuka dive bombers (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - The Nordhausen rocket plant (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Tobruk township and harbour (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Escape into American lines (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Bathing in the sea (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Sent to England (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - On the alert (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Madame DuPont's cocktail party (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Firing over open sights (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Treasured friendships (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Advantage of higher ground (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.

John Pope - Enlistment (Video)

John Campbell Pope had been a member of the citizens' militia since January 1939. Then in July 1940, he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force at Claremont, Western Australia.
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