W6 WAGIN
POW CONTROL
CENTER, WA
DURING WW2
LOCATION - 229 kms south east of Perth, WA, between Narrogin and Katanning..
DATES - 11th March 1944 - 31st May 1946
STRENGTH - Commenced with 100 Italian POWs, 22nd May 1945 increased to 150
No of FARMS ASSISTED - Maximum 97 in May 1946
O.C.s
Lt McNamara 11th March 1944-10th September 1945
Capt W Eddy 10th September 1945-31st may 1946
2IC - Not known
ADDRESS - Not known
PREVIOUS STATUS - Unknown
CURRENT STATUS - Unknown
Tony Riggio is researching his family history. His grandfather, grandmother, father and uncle were interned at W6. Tony is looking for a list of the internees.
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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