Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

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Key information

Memorial Name:
Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
Address:

Carlton Street
Lake Wendouree VIC 3350
Australia

Memorial Type:
Memorial Buildings, Gardens and Areas
Conflicts:
  • South African War (Boer War), 1899–1902
  • First World War, 1914–18
  • Second World War, 1939–45
  • Korean War, 1950–53
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Faithe Jones Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial Henry C Moulds Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch John-Paul Ernst

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Stories

Thomas Shannon
Story

Thomas Alwyn Shannon

Alwyn was born on the 8th of June, 1900 at Fitzroy in Victoria. He would be one of six children for Thomas and Lilian Emily (née Dodd) Shannon.

Stephen Learmonth

Peter Kelleher
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Peter Joseph Kelleher

Joe was born on the 22nd of August 1909 at Goulburn, NSW to Peter and Adeline Mabel (née Shurety).

Stephen Learmonth

Ben Morgan
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Benjamin Robert Morgan

Ben was born on the 28th of March, 1910, in Euroa Victoria. He was one of eleven children of Thomas Fitzherbert and Sarah Annie (née McNay).

Stephen Learmonth

Percy Smith
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Percival Edward Smith

Percival was born on the 17th of August 1897 at Blind Creek, Mitta Mitta, Victoria.

Stephen Learmonth

Fred Wake
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Frederick John Wake

Fred was born at Fareham, Hampshire in the UK on the 15th of January 1913. He would be the eldest of six children to  Reginald Henry and Ellen Elizabeth Wake.

Stephen Learmonth

Robert Hanna
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Robert Hugh Hanna

Robert was born on the 26th of July 1922 at Albury, New South Wales.

Stephen Learmonth

Dick Findlay
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Dick Ronald Findlay

Dick was born on the 5th of December, 1918, at Davenport, Tasmania. He was the third of five boys born to McGregor and Amy (née Casey) Findlay.

Stephen Learmonth

Doug Smedley
Story

Joseph Douglas (Doug) Smedley

Doug was born in Corryong on the 3rd of June, 1916. He was the fifth son of Henry and Adeline Jane (née Nichol).

Stephen Learmonth

Story

Drowning in the Sunshine

This war memorial includes information about the Fall of Rabaul, the Tol Plantation Massacre and the Sinking of the Montevideo Maru in 1942.

Patrick Bourke

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John-Paul Ernst  

Henry C Moulds  

Henry C Moulds  

Henry C Moulds  

Henry C Moulds  

Henry C Moulds  

Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch  

Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial  

Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial  

Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial  

Faithe Jones  

Faithe Jones  

Faithe Jones  

Faithe Jones