Overview
From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: This database provides individual information on 524 graves in the Cowra Japanese War Cemetery, which is located in Cowra, New South Wales. Those buried in the cemetery were Japanese prisoners of war and civilian internees who died in Australia during the Pacific War. They include 25 Taiwanese graves and one Korean grave. They were buried with the Japanese because Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula were under the rule of Japan during the Pacific War. The database includes names, birth places, occupations, military ranks and units. In addition, reasons for internment, dates of capture, places of capture as well as movement histories, causes of death and burial histories, are included.
- Institution/Author: Embassy of Canberra
- Period: Modern
- Geographic Focus: Japan,Taiwan,Korea
- Access: Open Access
Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎