Featherston POW riot
A DigitalNZ Story by William
The event of Featherston POW camp riot is a major event in New Zealand history as it was one of the first major shootings here and happened during WWII. The riot ended in 49 dead one of them being a guard and 74 wounded.
Video showing gravestones of the ones that passed and extra information
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Talks about what happened and the aftermath of it all
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Explaining what happened
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
All 4 below are interviews on the riot
Pictures of prisoners at work, the prison and memorial plaques.
Work party at Featherston POW Camp : Photograph
Wairarapa Archive
View of Featherston POW Camp : digital image
Wairarapa Archive
Walter Pelvin plaque : digital image
Wairarapa Archive