W13 KUNUNOPPIN POW CONTROL
CENTER, WA
DURING WW2
LOCATION - 247 kms east of Perth, WA, between Trayning and Nungarin. Was originally at Nungarin, transferred to Kununoppin due to unsuitable premises.
DATES
19th April 1944 - 8th August 1944, Nungarin
8th August 1944 - 30th May 1946, Kununoppin
STRENGTH - Commenced with 100 Italian POWs
No of FARMS ASSISTED - Maximum 48 in May 1945
O.C.s - Capt GH Baker 19th August 1944 - 14th January 1945
2IC - Cpl Aberdene
ADDRESS - Not known
PREVIOUS STATUS - Vacant Agricultural Bank
CURRENT STATUS - Vacant Building
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.
"Australia @ War" Research Products
© Peter Dunn 2015 |
Please
e-mail me |
This page first produced 20 January 2002
This page last updated 02 September 2018