Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site

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World War II site former prisoner-of-war camp heritage-listed site

Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site is a historic World War II prisoner-of-war camp in New South Wales, Australia, best known as the location of the 1944 Cowra breakout, one of the largest prison escapes of the war.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp	2
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site canonical	2
Cowra POW Breakout sites	1
Cowra POW Camp	1
Cowra POW camp	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2933359 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
Context triple: [Cowra, hasHeritage, Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site]

A. Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement
Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement is an open-air museum in Victoria, Australia, that recreates a 19th- and early 20th-century riverside pioneer town with historic buildings, exhibits, and heritage experiences.
B. Dungog Museum
Dungog Museum is a local history museum in Dungog, New South Wales, showcasing the region’s cultural and rural heritage through artifacts, photographs, and archival displays.
C. Wentworth Pioneer Museum
Wentworth Pioneer Museum is a local history museum in Wentworth, New South Wales, showcasing the region’s pioneering, riverboat, and rural heritage through artifacts, photographs, and historical displays.
D. Port Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur Historic Site is a former 19th-century penal settlement in Tasmania, Australia, preserved as a major heritage destination illustrating the history of British convict transportation.
E. Museum of the Riverina
The Museum of the Riverina is a regional museum in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, that preserves and showcases the social, cultural, and environmental history of the Riverina region.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
Target entity description: Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site is a historic World War II prisoner-of-war camp in New South Wales, Australia, best known as the location of the 1944 Cowra breakout, one of the largest prison escapes of the war.

A. Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement
Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement is an open-air museum in Victoria, Australia, that recreates a 19th- and early 20th-century riverside pioneer town with historic buildings, exhibits, and heritage experiences.
B. Dungog Museum
Dungog Museum is a local history museum in Dungog, New South Wales, showcasing the region’s cultural and rural heritage through artifacts, photographs, and archival displays.
C. Wentworth Pioneer Museum
Wentworth Pioneer Museum is a local history museum in Wentworth, New South Wales, showcasing the region’s pioneering, riverboat, and rural heritage through artifacts, photographs, and historical displays.
D. Port Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur Historic Site is a former 19th-century penal settlement in Tasmania, Australia, preserved as a major heritage destination illustrating the history of British convict transportation.
E. Museum of the Riverina
The Museum of the Riverina is a regional museum in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, that preserves and showcases the social, cultural, and environmental history of the Riverina region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II site ⓘ former prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ heritage-listed site ⓘ
breakoutCasualties	4 Australian soldiers killed ⓘ over 200 Japanese prisoners killed or wounded ⓘ
breakoutParticipants	Japanese prisoners of war ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
continent	Australia ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
currentUse	heritage and archaeological site ⓘ
dateOfEvent	1944 ⓘ 5 August 1944 ⓘ
endDate	1947 ⓘ
era	1940s ⓘ
event	Cowra breakout ⓘ
governingBody	Cowra Shire Council ⓘ linked to: Cowra Shire
hasArchaeologicalRemains	camp foundations ⓘ guard towers foundations ⓘ perimeter fences traces ⓘ
hasCategory	Australian military history ⓘ Military history of New South Wales ⓘ World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Australia ⓘ
hasMemorial	Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre ⓘ Cowra War Cemetery ⓘ linked to: Cowra Japanese War Cemetery
heritageDesignation	state heritage (archaeological site) (NSW) ⓘ
heritageRegister	New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ linked to: State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales)
heritageStatus	New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ linked to: State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales)
housedPrisonersFrom	Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China
knownFor	Cowra breakout ⓘ World War II prisoner-of-war camp ⓘ linked to: World War II sites
languageOfLocality	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Australia ⓘ Cowra ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ
numberOfPrisonersDuringWar	over 4000 ⓘ
operatedBy	Australian Army ⓘ
partOf	Cowra POW Camp ⓘ linked to: Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
region	Central West New South Wales ⓘ linked to: Central West (New South Wales)
significance	site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II ⓘ
startDate	1941 ⓘ
state	New South Wales ⓘ
tourism	open to visitors ⓘ
usedFor	internment of prisoners of war ⓘ

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