World War II: At least 1,104 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_people" id="mwATU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Japanese people">Japanese</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" id="mwATY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Prisoner of war">POWs in Australia</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowra_breakout" id="mwATc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cowra breakout">attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales</a>; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.