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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)

Charles Groves Wright Anderson

South-African born New South Wales farmer, Charles Anderson, was the highest-ranked Australian soldier to receive a Victoria Cross (VC).

Endurance: Stories of Australians in wartime captivity (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the Century of Service series. It explores the stories of several Australians who were captured as prisoners of war. Each story highlights examples of…

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

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

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 Edward Dunlop

An Australian hero ...everyone that came in front of Weary - a no-hoper, anybody, was a person.

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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'.

Jack Bell - Enlistment AMF EATS (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Supplying the long range desert group (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Shot down by Panzers (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Wounded and treatment (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Italian nurse's kindness (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Italian prisoner of war camps (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Food shortages (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

Jack Bell - Russian liberation and freedom (Video)

John Bell, known as Jack to his friends, joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940.

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.

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.
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