W11 KELLERBERRIN POW CONTROL
CENTER, WA
DURING WW2
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LOCATION - 203 kms east of Perth, WA, between Cunderdin and Merredin. Was to be originally at Merredin, 57 kms east of Kellerberrin, too close too military installations. Then it was decided to transfer to Meckering, but no suitable accommodation was available, so Kellerberrin was chosen.
DATES
13th April 1944 for Merredin
10th May 1944 for Meckering
3rd June for Kellerberrin-30th May 1946
STRENGTH - Commenced with 200 Italian POWs, decreased to 125 5th May 1944
No of FARMS ASSISTED - Maximum 79 in May 1945
O.C.s
Capt H Waldby 13th April 1944-25th January 1945
Capt J Gibson 25th January 1945- 30th May 1946
2IC - Not known
ADDRESS - Not known
PREVIOUS STATUS - Not known
CURRENT STATUS - Not known
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I'd like to thank Ernie Polis for his kind assistance with information for this and many other pages about POW and Internment camps in Western Australia.
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This page first produced 20 January 2002
This page last updated 11 April 2004
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