Question: What is the population of the town in New South Wales where Japanese prisoners of war stages an escape attempt on 5th August 1944 ?
Sentence (from "17th Battalion (Australia)"): Although its numerical designation was bestowed upon it during World War I, the 17th Battalion can trace its lineage back to 1860, when a unit of the New South Wales Volunteer Rifles was raised in St Leonards, New South Wales.
Relevant evidence: No