Febrary 22, 2012

Alternate Camp Names

Bunsho I, Camp 8 (per Japanese administration)

Camp Location

This camp was located near the railway line that ran between Koningsplein and Meester Cornelis, just north of the Werkplaatsen van de Spoorwegen (railway work station), between van der Houtlaan and Sluisweg. ADEK stands for Algemeen Delisch Emigratie-Kantoor (General Deli Emigration Office), recruitment office of coolies for the tobacco plantations in Deli.The camp was situated in barracks, surrounded by barbed wire and gedek.

Japanese Camp Commanders

Sonei (April 1944 to November 1944), Maruyama (from November 1944 onward)

Camp Guards

Native police staff, Koreans, heihos

Dutch Camp Leaders

Mrs. C. van Gulik-van Alphen (November 25, 1944 to March 20, 1945)
Mrs. M. M. van Neuren-de Roy (fromMarch 20, 1945onward)

Abbreviations / Notes

ch=children, m=men, n=nuns, w=women, sc=sick children, sw=sick women
Band=Bandoeng, Bat=Batavia, Sem=Semarang, Tang=Tangerang
(1) Employed in shipbuilding
(2) UntilFebruary 3, 1944
(3) Jewish women and children
(4) Jewish, British and American women and children

Deaths

From March 1, 1944 to August 1, 1945, there were 21 deaths
From August 1, 1945 to October 15, 1945, there were 20 deaths

References

Bakker, Miep – Kampherinneringen, 2005 (LOG Tangerang collection)
Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th ed., 1999, pg 32-33
Beekhuis, H. e.a. – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, pg 48 (Bersiap period)
Chagoll, Lydia – Zes jaren en zes maanden, 1981
Chagoll, Lydia – Buigen in jappenkampen, 1986 (Reïssue of Zes jaren…)
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 96; Volume II, 2002, pg 74
Ferguson, Margaretha – Mammie ik ga dood, 1976
Keesing, Elisabeth – Op de muur, 1981
Oldenziel-Kabel, J.C. – Dagboek (Diary), NIOD, IC-dagboek 60 (Tjihapit, ADEK, Tjideng)
Roos, Betty – Kan-niet is dood: kinderjaren in een jappenkamp, 1989
Vas Dias, Riek – Kampherinneringen (privately published), pg 41-53
Vletter, M.E. et al – Batavia/Djakarta/Jakarta, Beeld van een metamaorfose, 1997, pg 70
Wertheim, Anne-Ruth – De gans eet het brood van de eenden op, 1994
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, pg 127 (radio-interviews)

Interviews

Ursuline Sisters, Katholiek Documentatie-Centrum, Nijmegen, numbers 75,372 and 75,587

Photographs / Drawings

Bakker, Miep – Kampherinneringen, 2005 (LOG Tangerang collection)
Beekhuis, H. e.a. – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, pg 48 (Bersiap period)
Claassen, Rob en Joke van Grootheest – Getekend, 1995, pg 28-29 (I)
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 97; Volume II, 2002, pg 83-84
Koers West, Verslag van de Repatriëringsdienst (Repatriation Service Report), 1946, pg 26, 28, 30, 32
Grevedamme, Ben – Vrij, pg 72-73

Camp Map

Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th ed., 1999, pg 32
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, 2000, Volume I, pg 97

Local Update

On September 30, 1989, the barracks were destroyed by fire and replaced with residences.