W6 WAGIN POW CONTROL CENTER, WA
DURING WW2

visits since 20 January 2002

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

POW Control Centers

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.

Heaps of WW2 books available at Amazon.com

"Australia @ War"

This page first produced 20 January 2002

This page last updated 11 April 2004