Bendigo Sandakan Memorial

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Key information

Memorial Name:
Bendigo Sandakan Memorial
Address:

McIvor Highway
Strathdale VIC 3550
Australia

Memorial Type:
Other
Conflicts:
  • Second World War, 1939–45
Dedication Date:
Publicly accessible

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Australian War Memorial Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch
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The Sandakan Memorials

Sandakan has been described as the most appalling single event in Australia’s War history.

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Stolen Years: Australian prisoners of war - Sandakan

70% of the number of Australians taken prisoner during the Pacific War - 15,395 - were captured during the Malayan Campaign. First held at Singapore's Changi prison, these

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