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Civilian PoWs remember surviving WW2 in the Pacific

Lenny Enkara, who was seven when he was held in the prison camp
Lenny Enkara, who was seven when he was held in the prison camp Source: SBS

75 years ago, the Japanese military set up its only civilian prisoner of war camp in the South Pacific to hold Europeans, Australians and mixed-race children.


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By Stefan Armbruster

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75 years ago, the Japanese military set up its only civilian prisoner of war camp in the South Pacific to hold Europeans, Australians and mixed-race children.



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