Queens Park Stockade (United States)

800th United States Military Police Battalion

A stockade was a jail or detention facility for military prisoners. The Queens Park stockade was managed by the United States 800th Military Police Battalion and was located between the Sports Reserve and Queens Gardens in North Ward. This stockade was for less serious offences.

Headquarters for the 800th Military Police were at Beak House on the corner of Flinders and Stokes Streets.

Place information

Location

Sporting fields near Queens park

North Ward, QLD 4810

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Place type

Internment/POW facility

History

Another stockade at Garbutt held military prisoners that were awaiting execution, court martial or were considered to be violent. In 1942, Colonel Patterson, the US Provost Marshal was given approval to use the Stewart Creek civilian jail as an auxiliary to the Garbutt stockade. Another stockade for Australian military prisoners was at Kissing Point. This stockade also held Japanese prisoners of war briefly whist in transit to southern internment camps.

In August 1943 plans were made to show the Australian Public a real American Football game (Gridiron). The 800th MP Battalion and 167th Field Artillery volunteered as teams and the games...

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