Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site

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World War II site former prisoner-of-war camp heritage-listed site

Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site is a historic World War II prisoner-of-war camp in New South Wales, Australia, best known as the location of the 1944 Cowra breakout, one of the largest prison escapes of the war.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp 2
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site canonical 2
Cowra POW Breakout sites 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site ⓘ
former prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ
heritage-listed site ⓘ
breakoutCasualties 4 Australian soldiers killed ⓘ
over 200 Japanese prisoners killed or wounded ⓘ
breakoutParticipants Japanese prisoners of war ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
continent Australia ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
currentUse heritage and archaeological site ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1944 ⓘ
5 August 1944 ⓘ
endDate 1947 ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
event Cowra breakout ⓘ
governingBody Cowra Shire ⓘ
surface form: Cowra Shire Council
hasArchaeologicalRemains camp foundations ⓘ
guard towers foundations ⓘ
perimeter fences traces ⓘ
hasCategory Australian military history ⓘ
Military history of New South Wales ⓘ
World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Australia ⓘ
hasMemorial Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre ⓘ
Cowra Japanese War Cemetery ⓘ
surface form: Cowra War Cemetery
heritageDesignation state heritage (archaeological site) (NSW) ⓘ
heritageRegister State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales) ⓘ
surface form: New South Wales State Heritage Register
heritageStatus State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales) ⓘ
surface form: New South Wales State Heritage Register
housedPrisonersFrom Germany ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Korea ⓘ
Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form: Taiwan
knownFor Cowra breakout ⓘ
World War II sites ⓘ
surface form: World War II prisoner-of-war camp
languageOfLocality English ⓘ
locatedIn Australia ⓘ
Cowra ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ
numberOfPrisonersDuringWar over 4000 ⓘ
operatedBy Australian Army ⓘ
partOf Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cowra POW Camp
region Central West (New South Wales) ⓘ
surface form: Central West New South Wales
significance site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II ⓘ
startDate 1941 ⓘ
state New South Wales ⓘ
tourism open to visitors ⓘ
usedFor internment of prisoners of war ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cowra → hasHeritage → Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site ⓘ
World War II Cowra breakout → location → Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowra POW camp
Cowra breakout → location → Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowra Prisoner of War Camp
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site → partOf → Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowra POW Camp
Cowra Japanese War Cemetery → locatedNear → Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowra Prisoner of War Camp
Cowra Shire → hasHeritage → Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site ⓘ
Cowra Shire → hasTourismAttraction → Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cowra POW Breakout sites