Featherston Prisoner of War Camp

Featherston, New Zealand

Featherston prisoner of war camp was a camp for captured Japanese soldiers during World War II at Featherston, New Zealand, notorious for a 1943 incident in which 48 Japanese and one New Zealander were killed. The camp had been established during World War I as a military training camp and had also been used as an internment camp from 1918 to 1920, when 14 German internees remained there.

Google Maps ↗ Wikipedia ↗

Prison data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other prisons in New Zealand

Auckland Prison Auckland Region, New Zealand Auckland Region Women's Correctional Facility Auckland Region, New Zealand Christchurch Women's Prison Paparua, New Zealand Lyttelton Gaol Christchurch City, New Zealand Mount Eden Prisons Mount Eden, New Zealand Napier Prison Napier City, New Zealand New Plymouth Prison New Plymouth District, New Zealand Ripapa Island Christchurch City, New Zealand