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The Memorial commemorates Italian Prisoners of War from World War Two who were interned in Griffith from 1940 to 1947.
Italian prisoners of war in Australia were Italian soldiers captured by the British and Allied Forces in World War Two and taken to Australia.
On 10 June 1940, Italy entered the Second World War on the side of Germany. During the course of the war, Great Britain and their allies captured in Ethiopia and North Africa approximately 400,000 Italian troops, who were sent to POW camps all over the world, including Australia.
Between 1941 and 1945, Australia received custody of 18,420 Italian POWs. The bulk came from British camps in India. During this time prisoners wore burgundy/maroon clothing.Then, after Italy signed an armistice with the Allies in September 1943, the Australian authorities took between 13,000 and 15,000 Italian prisoners out of the POW camps and put them to work.
Location
| Address: | Railway Street, Memorial Park, Behind Cenotaph, Griffith, 2680 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | Foreign |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.287452 Long: 146.045693 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1940 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1947 |
| Link: | http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 10th November, 1991 |
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GRIFFITH ASSOCIATION
OF ITALIAN
EX-PRISONERS OF WAR
AND INTERNEES
COMMEMORANDO GLI ITALIANI CHE SOFFRIRONO
IN PRIGIONIA 1940 - 1947
TO COMMEMORATE THE ITALIANS WHO SUFFERED
AS PRISONERS OF WAR 1940 - 1947
THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY
ALD. J. P. DAL BROI
ON SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 1991
PRESIDENT: MR M. LARICCHIAR R. J. FAULKNER
SECRETARY: MR. R. LANDO TOWN CLERK
TREASURER: MR. M. SOLIANI GENERAL MANAGER
PATRON: ALD J. DAL BROI GRIFFITH CITY COUNCIL
