Moorook West (Wood Camp)

Moorook West (Wood Camp)

Moorook West (Wood Camp) was a short lived World War 2 prisoner of war camp, located near the River Murray, in South Australia's Riverland. It was officially part of the Loveday POW Camp complex, and housed Japanese prisoners of war. They were employed as wood cutters for the Allied war effort. It was similar to wood camps throughout South Australia at the time, including two others attached to the Loveday POW camps - Woolenook (Wood Camp) and Katarapko (Wood Camp).

The camp guard was provided by members of the 25/33 Garrison Battalion, a militia unit of the Australian Army. The camp was officially closed on 21 February, 1943.

External links

* [http://www.ozatwar.com/pow/moorookwest.htm Details of Moorook West (Wood Camp)]
* [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs107.aspx Australian National Archives factsheet about Loveday POW & Internee Camp, South Australia]

ee also

* List of POW camps in Australia
* Loveday Camp 9
* Loveday Camp 10
* Loveday Camp 14


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