Camp 10 was one of three main prisoner of war (POW) and internee camps, located at Loveday during

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, in South Australia's

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, approximately 12 kilometres from Renmark. This camp could hold up to 1000 people and also held the camp headquarters and 39 buildings, including the hospital. The first

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prisoner arrived at the camp on 12 August 1941. The camp guard was provided by members of 25/33 Garrison Battalion, a

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unit of the

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. This camp was also involved in greater world affairs during the

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nationals, who had been detained in

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after the British and Soviet invasion were deported here. In retaliation, the Germans interned a number of British nationals from the

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and sent them to southern Germany.

External links

Segment from SA Life re the Loveday camps

Australian National Archives factsheet about Loveday POW & Internee Camp, South Australia

Loveday research project: Japanese civilians interned in Australia
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