German War Cemetery Tatura Tatura, Victoria, Australia
By Cybergran V on 07-Jan-20. Waypoint GA12990

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Coordinates: S36° 25.791' E145° 12.269' (WGS 84)
  55H 339049E 5966875N (UTM)
Elevation: 113 m
Local Government Area: Greater Shepparton

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Have your photo taken at the gate

The German War Cemetery, Tatura, is historically significant as the first foreign war cemetery to be established in Australia and as one of five war cemeteries established by the Australian War Graves Commission in Victoria after the end of World War II. It provided for the reburial of German internees and Prisoners of War who died whilst detained in Australia during World War I and II. Bodies were exhumed from cemeteries throughout Australia and reinterred at this cemetery which is located in close proximity to the largest group of World War II internment camps constructed in Australia.

It contains the graves of 191 World War I and 59 World War II internees, including 11 Prisoners of War. Headstones and plaques are arranged in rows around the perimeter, with the original World War II section located at the front and the World War I section located at the rear. Each grave is marked by a bronze plaque with the deceased’s name and date of death, the Iron Cross signifying the grave of a Prisoner of War and the Latin Cross that of a civilian internee. 

It is the only war cemetery in Australia dedicated to German civilians and Prisoners of War.

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12-Jun-22
This afternoon we visited the German War Cemetery at Tatura - a very unexpected and interesting location. The required photo has been included with this log. Thanks Cybergran V for the cache.
 
25-Apr-22
I've been to this cemetery a number of time. I have no connection to anyone here but it has always impressed me as a very neat, tidy cemetery that is obviously well looked after.
Today I stopped on my way to a GC event in Tatura and even had Claybol ride past me as I took the photo.
 
22-Feb-22
Making our way to Mooroopna for the 2sday event. thought we had taken pic for this one previously, but goodness knows were I've filed it. TFTC
 
12-Jan-22
Caching in this area this morning and this one was the first one I came to. Very well maintained. TFTC Clan MinotaurClan Minotaur
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26-Mar-21
Discovered the German Cemetery after visiting the cemetery next door Smile
 
07-Jan-21
As you can see from the number of this cache I thought it had been published years ago and just discovered it in my Account unpublished, so am correcting that mistake now.