Former Muschu Japanese Prisoners of War Camp
This camp was operational in the period 1945-1946. It held more than 10.000 Japanese prisoners of war, of whom many died of sickness. During 1946, the remaining 10,000 Japanese prisoners were repatriated to Japan.
There's not much left of the camp nowadays.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Australian War Memorial
- Pacific Wrecks
Nearby
Point of interest
- Former Japanese Camp Cemetery Muschu - Muschu
- Som Point (Cape Saum) - Muschu
- Former Base Japanese No. 4 Company - Kairiru
Monument
Fortification
- Japanese Coastal Battery - Muschu
- Japanese Coastal Battery Yavik - Kairiru
- Japanese Coastal Battery Cape Pus - Cape Pus
Ship wreck
- Shipwreck "Yoshino Maru" - Muschu
- Shipwreck "Tatsumi Maru" - Muschu
- Shipwreck PT-133 "New Guinea Ferry" - Cape Pus
Crash site
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