World War 2 : Australia's involvement: Internment & Prisoners of War

During World War II, Australian authorities established internment camps for three reasons – to prevent residents from assisting Australia's enemies, to appease public opinion and to house overseas internees sent to Australia for the duration of the war.

From the State Library of Victoria.

Provides an overview of the internment camps in Australia.

The Loveday Internment Group accommodated German, Italian and Japanese internees from the various states of Australia, and internees and prisoners of war from the Netherlands East Indies, the Pacific Islands, New Zealand, Britain and the Middle East.

Includes extra links at the bottom of the webpage.

A PDF written by Max Scholz a resident of Barmera who as a child delivered milk to the soldier's headquarters at the Loveday internement camp.

This website is for people seeking information about Australian servicemen who were imprisoned in Europe during the Second World War.

Over 22,000 Australians became prisoners of war of the Japanese in south-east Asia.

Includes Changi and information on the Thai-Burma railway.

About 8,000 Australians became prisoners of war of the Germans and Italians in the Second World War.

One man who did much to improve the survival rate of prisoners in Changi was the Australian Army doctor Major Arthur Moon.