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*†[[James Pryor Thatcher]] 7 Mar 1942 Java | *†[[James Pryor Thatcher]] 7 Mar 1942 Java | ||
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 Ballarat POW Memorial | |
 Ballarat POW Memorial centre piece | |
 Walls with names engraved | |
| Monument Details | |
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| Name | Ballarat Ex-POW Memorial |
| Location | Prince of Wales Park, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Dedication Date | 6 Feb 2004 |
History
The Memorial symbolizes that all Australian prisoners embarked to serve away from their homeland and acknowledges the hardship, deprivation, brutality, starvation and disease endured by Prisoners of War during their capture and the scars many continued to endure upon their repatriation to Australia.
Setting
Set in the magnificent Botanical Gardens the Memorial is a place of quiet reflection and a place to remember loved ones and to mourn those 8,600 Prisoners of War who died in captivity and remain buried on foreign shores.
Description
Wall with names engraved, split mid point by six erect stones adorned with the name of country or area of conflict where POWs were taken prisoner. Names are displayed alphabetical by conflict.
Monument Details
World War I 1914 - 1918
World War II 1939 - 1945
- James Percy Ray April / May 1942 Greece / Crete
- †Herbert Michael (Bert) Rubery 16 Feb 1942 Singapore
- †James Pryor Thatcher 7 Mar 1942 Java