Kareës
May 10, 2011
Alternate Camp Names
Bunsho II, Camp 3 (per Japanese administration)
Camp Location
This camp was located in a residential area in the southeastern part of Bandoeng, bounded by Papandajanlaan, Tangkoeban Prahoelaan, Windoestraat, Galoengoenglaan, Halimoenlaan, Malabarlaan, Wajanglaan (behind the housing units) and Boerangranglaan (behind the housing units).
Japanese Camp Commanders
Native police, Lt. Suzuki (April 1944 to Nov. 1944), Lt. Takahashi Ryoichi (Nov. 1944 to Dec. 1944)
Camp Guards
Hashimoto, Yasuda, Snirakawa; with native police staff, heihos
Dutch Camp Leaders
Mrs. R. Iterson-de Hartog
| Date | Arrived from | Transferred to | Number in Transport | Total Number in Camp | Individual Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 4, 1942 (1) | Surrounding Areas (2) | 5190 | 5190 | w ch om |
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| July 10, 1943 | Soek: SOG | 500 | 5690 | w ch |
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| Oct. 19, 1943 | Tjim: Baros 5 | 160 | 5530 | b |
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| Oct. 28, 1943 | Cheribon | 42 | 5572 | w ch om |
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| Dec. 8, 1943 | Tjim: Baros 5 | 70 | 5502 | b |
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| July xx, 1944 | Buitenzorg | 11 | 5513 | w ch |
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| July 19, 1944 | Tjim: Baros 6 | 59 | 5454 | b m |
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| Oct. 21, 1944 | Band: Tjihapit | 4 | 5450 | w ch |
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| Oct. xx, 1944 | Tjim: Baros 5 | 80 | 5370 | m |
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| Nov. 16, 1944 | Amb: Ambarawa 9 | 250 | 5120 | w ch |
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| Nov. 16, 1944 | Amb: Ambarawa 7 | 350 | 4770 | w ch |
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| Nov. 17, 1944 | Amb: Banjoebiroe 10 | 600 | 4170 | w ch |
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| Nov. 23, 1944 | Tjim: 4e en 9e Bat | 90 | 4080 | sm |
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| Nov. 27, 1944 | Band: Bloemenkamp | 252 | 3828 | b |
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| Nov. 27, 1944 | Buit: Kota Paris | 250 | 3578 | w ch |
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| Nov. 27, 1944 | Buit: Kedoengbadak | 100 | 3478 | w ch |
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| Nov. 27, 1944 | Bat: Grogol | 500 | 2978 | w ch |
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| Nov. 28, 1944 | Buit: Kedoengbadak | 350 | 2628 | w ch |
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| Nov. 28, 1944 | Bat: Grogol | 500 | 2128 | w ch |
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| Nov. 29, 1944 | Bat: Tjideng | 900 | 1228 | w ch |
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| Nov. 29, 1944 | Buit: Kedoengbadak | 710 | 518 | w ch |
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| Dec. 8, 1944 (3) | Band: Tjihapit | 285 | 233 | w ch |
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| Dec. 21, 1944 | Band: Tjihapit | 128 | 105 | w ch (4) |
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| Deceased | 105 | 0 | w ch |
Abbreviations / Notes
b=boys (11 years and older), ch=children, m=men, om=old men, sm=sick men, w=women
Amb=Ambarawa, Band=Bandoeng, Bat=Batavia, Buit=Buitenzorg, Soek=Soekaboemi, Tjim=Tjimahi
SOG=SOG-Meisjeshuis, 4e en 9e Bat=4e en 9e Bataljon
(1) Up to and including December 18, 1942
(2) Bandoeng, Tjioemboeleuit, Lembang, Garoet, Tasikamalja, Tegal, Cheribon, Soekaboemi, Buitenzorg
(3) And December 9, 1944
(4) Including 7 sick women
Deaths
There were a total of 105 deaths.
References
Beekhuis, H., et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 40, 41
Biessen-Dohmen, Mieke – De klok, 1995
Doorn, Iens van – Geluk is als een vogel, 1981, pg 82
Dulm, J. van, et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 120-121; Volume II, 2002, pg 101
Fenton Huie, Shirley – The forgotten ones (interviews), 1992; Vergeten, 1995
Graaff, Nell de – We survived: a Mother’s story …, 1989, pg 28-53
Jong, L. de – Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in WOII, Volume 11B, 1985, pg 349
Jong, L. de – The Collapse of a Colonial Society, 2002, pg 104 (translation Volume 11B)
Kessel, Albert in H.A.M.Liesker – Je denk, ken niet maar ken! 1997, pg 295-296
Raalte-Geel, Henriette van – Mogen wij altijd in dit kamp blijven? 1998
Renes-Bolding, M.A.M. – Ik kom terug zegt Loes, 1947
Vuyk, Beb – Kampdagboeken, 1989
Wallenburg-Laban, A. van – Personal communications
Photographs / Drawings
Dulm, J. van, et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 121; Volume II, 2002, pg 103
Camp Map
Beekhuis, H., et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 40
Dulm, J. van, et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 121
