The burial of Japanese Prisoners of War who lost their lives in the mass breakout from the camp in Cowra. Source: AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL 20190801001411424513
Federal parliament has paused to remember the lives lost in the Cowra Prisoner of War camp breakout almost 75-years ago [5th August 1944]. It was the largest breakout in military history, and took the lives of 234 Japanese prisoners and five Australian soldiers.
Federal parliament has paused to remember the lives lost in the Cowra Prisoner of War camp breakout almost 75-years ago [5th August 1944]. It was the largest breakout in military history, and took the lives of 234 Japanese prisoners and five Australian soldiers.
