Greek Australians honor Ex-Prisoners of War in Ballarat

The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial located in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens records the names of more than 35,000 Australian Prisoners of Wars.

From the Ex-Prisoners of War event in Victoria's town of Ballarat. Source: SBS Greek

Greek Australian student Krystalia Triandafillidis from Ballaral Grammar School performs Lachlan Irvine's poem "Missing". 

Hellenic RSL members at the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial.

New South Wales 

BYLOS, VINCENT, from NSW (+) age 22. (ARMY) Singapore. 

CAIMANOS, JOHN, from NSW age 38. (ARMY) Thailand. 

COLEVAS, GEORGE, from NSW age 19. (ARMY) Thailand-Singapore-Japan. 

COMINO, JACK, PETER, (+) from NSW age 23. (ARMY) Thailand. 

DALAS, HERBERT, FREDERICK, (+) from NSW age 30. (ARMY) Singapore. 

DEMUS, HENRY, JOSEPH (+) from NSW age 21. (ARMY) Sandakan-Borneo. 

DIMOPOULOS, PETER, JOHN, from NSW age 21. (ARMY) Singapore. 

MANUSU, IVAN, (+) from NSW age 30. (ARMY) Thailand.

KARIKIOS, DIMITRIOS, from NSW age 27. (ARMY) Changi-Thailand. 

KARCOES, NORMAN, FRANCIS, from NSW age 21. (ARMY) Singapore.

NICHOLAOU COSTAS, from NSW age 22. (ARMY) Singapore-Malaya. 

PAPANGELOPOULOS, LEONIDAS, from NSW age 39. (ARMY) Singapore. 

MESOLOQETES JOHN, from NSW age 21. (ARMY) Malaya. 

RAFT (RAFTOPOULOS), STANLEY, (+) from NSW age23.(ARMY) Malaya, China Sea. 

VAFIOPULOUS, GEORGE, EDWIN, from NSW age 23. (ARMY) Malaya-Changi. 

The coordinator of the Committee for the Commemoration of the Battle of Crete, Antonis Tsourdalakis and Committee's member, educator Natasha Spanos in Ballarat.

Victoria 

ALEXANDRATOS DIOMEDES, from Victoria, age 20. (RAAF) Germany.

BLACK (MAVROKEFALOS), John, Arthur, from Victoria, age 26. (RAAF) Germany.

GEORGE (PAPAGEORGIOU) CONSTANTINOS, from Victoria age 21. (RAAF) France. 

PANAOTIE, JOHN, from Victoria age 29. (ARMY) Borneo. 

PANIOTI, NICHOLAS From Victoria age 21. (ARMY) Singapore. 

Hellenic RSL members at the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial.

Queensland 

FREELEAGUS, CHARLES, GEORGE, from QLD age 22 (ARMY) Burma-Thailand. 

LIKIARD (LIKIARDOPOULOS) SOCRATES, (+) from QLD age 20 (HMAS Perth) China Sea.

NICHOLAOU ANTONIS, from QLD (+) age 35. (ARMY)Singapore. 

OMIRIDIS, PETROS, VASILLIOU, from W.A age 20. (ARMY) Malaya-Thailand.

Battle of Crete & Greece Commemorial Council plaque at Ex-Prisoners of the War Memorial grounds.

Western Australia 

DOULIS, MICHAEL, from W.A age 32. (ARMY) Singapore. 

MAVROTHALASITIS, GEORGE, (+) from W.A age24. (ARMY) Singapore-China Sea.

WWII veteran and ex-prisoner of war, Bill Rudd and the head of the Hellenic RSL, Steve Kyritsis.

Northern Territory 

KYRIAKOS (KYROS) JACK GEORGE, from NT age 20. (ARMY) Malaya-Singapore. 

*Steve Kyritsis, "Greek Australians in the Australian Forces WWI & WWII"