Repatriation Memorial

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Reference WMO/293505

Address:

Town Quay Park

Off French Street

Town Quay

Southampton

SO14 2AU

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Painted
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial commemorates all the prisoners of war and civilians who arrived in Southampton between October and December 1945 when repatriated from their captivity in the Far East.
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This plaque commemorates the repatriation of men, women and children who survived Far East captivity. During 1941 hundreds of thousands of the Allied Armed Forces left British ports to serve overseas. Many were destined to endure up to four years in captivity in the Far East. Several thousand did not return. Over 22,000 Far East prisoners of war and civilians returned to Southampton in 1945. For those who survived, the struggle continued long after they had returned home. These are the repatriation ships that arrived at Southampton between October and December 1945. Unveiled on 27 October 2013.

(Repatriation ships) Corfu Almanzora Queen Elizabeth Indrapoera Maloja Ormonde Orion Chitral Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt Ile de France Highland Monarch Athlone Castle Dominion Monarch Queen Mary Principessa Giovanna Arundel Castle Ranchi Durban Castle Strathnaver Andes Stratheden Alcantara Orontes Arawa Pasteur Canton Llangibby Castle Strathaird

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