LOG Tangerang
January 2, 2011
Alternate Camp Names
Bunsho I, Camp 4 (per Japanese administration)
Camp Location
Tangerang was about 20 kilometers west of Batavia. The Land-Opvoedings-Gesticht (government reformatory school) for boys was about 1 kilometer northeast of the city center.
Japanese Camp Commanders
Sonei (April 1944 to July 1944), Kasahara (July 1944 to December 1944), Ide (from December 1944)
Dutch Camp Leaders
Men’s Camp: Mr. P. van den Eeckhout, Mr. Heintz Steyn, Mr. J. W. Hollerman
Women’s Camp: Mrs. A. C. Vreede-van Stol
| Date | Arrived from | Transferred to | Number in Transport | Total Number in Camp | Individual Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENS CAMP | |||||
| Nov. 11, 1943 | Tang: Gevangenis | 605 | 605 | b,m (1) | |
| Feb 14 1944(2) | Tjim: 4e en 9e Bataljon (3) | 605 | 0 | b,m | |
| WOMENS CAMP | |||||
| Mar. 20, 1944 | Soer: Darmo-wijk | 580 | w,ch | ||
| Mar. 20, 1944 | Soer: Werfstraat | 163 | w,ch | ||
| Mar. 24, 1944 | Tang: Tanahtinggi | 1112 | w,ch (4) | ||
| Apr. 2, 1944 | Bat: Tjideng | 2 | w,ch | ||
| May 20, 1944 | Bat: Tjideng | 17 | 1870 | w,ch | |
| June 14, 1944 | Bat: Tjideng | 350 | w,ch | ||
| Sep. 3, 1944 | Bat: Grogol | 150 | b,om | ||
| Sep. 8, 1944 | Bat: Kramat | 280 | w,ch | ||
| Sep. 8, 1944 | Bat: Tjideng | 100 | b,w,ch (5) | ||
| Dec. 27, 1944 | Bat: ADEK | 173 | w,ch | ||
| Dec. 28, 1944 | Bat: Tjideng | 214 | w,ch | ||
| Dec. 28, 1944 | Bat: Kramat | 25 | b,w,ch (6) | ||
| Feb. 23, 1945 | Tjim: Baros 6 | 20 | b | ||
| Feb. 25, 1945 | Bat: Grogol | 100 | w,ch | ||
| Mar. 25, 45 (7) | Bat: ADEK | 1425 | 0 | w,ch |
Abbreviations / Notes
b=boys, ch=children, m=men, om=old men, w=women
Bat=Batavia, Soer=Soerabaja, Tang=Tangerang, Tjim=Tjimahi
(1) Part of the group that came to Tangerang in September 1943 from Kesilir and Bondowoso.
(2) And on February 15, 1944.
(3) Together with the rest of the group remaining in the Gevangenis Camp in Tangerang.
(4) Including British and American women and their children.
(5) Jewish women and wives of prominent individuals and their children.
(6) Jewish women and wives of Freemasons and their children.
(7) Through March 27, 1945 in three transports
References
Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, 1999, pg 24-25
Beekhuis, H. et al – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, pg 45 (events during the Bersiap period)
Chagoll, Lydia – Zes jaren en zes maanden, 1981; Buigen in jappenkampen (heruitgave van Zes jaren …), 1986
Deinema, C.H.A. – Persoonlijke mededeling
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 84; Volume II, 2002, pg 73
Ferguson, Margaretha – Mammie ik ga dood, 1976
Jackson, Daphne – Java nightmare, 1979; Nachtmerrie op Java, 1989, pg 86-92
Keesing, Elisabeth – Op de muur, 1981
Ofeigssen-Takes, Annie – Wel en wee, 1955 (songs and poems)
Pos, Mary – Eens op Java en Sumatra, pg 57-64
Vas Dias, Riek – Kampherinneringen (privately-published), pg 29-41
Wertheim, Wim en Hetty Wertheim-Gijse Weenink – Vier wendingen in ons bestaan, 1991
Wilton van Reede, Theo en Arjan Onderdenwijngaard – Een draad van angst, 1983 (radio-interviews)
Wijngaard, Maria – De niet verloren jaren, 1972 (poems)
Photographs / Drawings:
Claassen, Rob en Joke van Grootheest – Getekend, 1995, pg 33-37
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 84; Volume II, 2002, pg 73
Rosters
NN – AS 5254 (title: “Interneringskamp 4”) (as of April 1944)
Camp Map
Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, 1999, pg 24
Beekhuis, H. et al – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, pg 45 (location in Tangerang)
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 85 (aerial photo); Volume II, 2002, pg 74
