Stella Maris
August 15, 2012
Alternate Camp Names
Waringin-kamp, kamp (Klooster) (Maria) Sterre der Zee, Pandoe
Camp Location
The Stella Maris Convent (Stella Maris-klooster) of the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence Maria Sterre der Zee (Zusters van de Goddelijke Voorzienigheid) was in the southwestern part of the city, between Chineese Kerkweg and Waringinweg. The address was Waringinweg 149.
Internees were housed in some of the rooms and classrooms of the cloister compound. The camp was surrounded by barbed wire and gedek.
The nuns occupied the upper floors and had their own entrance, separate from the one to the camp.
Japanese Camp Commander
Anda ?
Camp Guards
Native police personnel
Dutch Camp Leaders
Mr. L. Belloni (from August 1942 to October 1943)
Mr. Vervuurt (from October 1943 to January 1944)
| Date | Arrived from | Transferred to | Number in Transport | Total Number in Camp | Individual Type |
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| Aug. xx, 1942 | Surrounding Areas | 880 | m (1) |
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| Sep. 6, 1942 | Bandoeng: Pasar Andir | 500 | 1400 | m |
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| Sep. 12, 1942 | Released | 100 | m (2) |
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| Oct. 13, 1942 | Surrounding Areas | 120 | 1400 | b m |
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| Oct. xx, 1942 | Bandoeng: Pasar Andir | 500 | m |
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| Oct. 19, 1942 | Released | 50 | m |
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| Oct. 20, 1942 | Garoet | 20 | m |
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| Oct. 20, 1942 | Tasikmalaja | 14 | m |
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| May 25, 1943 | Central-Java | 8 | b m |
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| June 9, 1943 ( ) | Surrounding Areas | 138 | b m |
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| Sep. 15, 1943 | Bandoeng: 15e Bataljon | 30 | 1000 | m |
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| Oct. 15, 1943 | Tjimahi: Baros 5 | 300 | b m |
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| Oct. 30, 1943 | Tjimahi: Baros 5 | 200 | b m |
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| Jan. 15, 1944 | Bandoeng: 15e Bataljon | 500 | 0 | b m |
Abbreviations / Notes
b=boys, m=men
(1) Particularly of Indo-European origin
(2) Men of Moluccan, Menadonese and Timorese origin
References
Boeijen, Riny – De sambal-eters van het kamp Klooster Maria-Sterre…, Moesson magazine 42/1 (July 15, 1997), p. 23
Bouwer, Jan – Het vermoorde land, 1988, pp. 118, 181, 215, 219
Brugmans, I.J. – Gevangen op Java, dagboek uit een Jappenkamp, 2004, pp. 15-43 (Oct. 13, 1942 – Oct. 30, 1943)
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, p. 121
Lavaleije, Theo en Gerard Weijers – In naam van de keizer, St Jongenskampen Tjimahi, 1995, pp. 21-34
Liesker, H.A.M. – Jongens in de mannenkampen te Tjimahi, 1994, p. 299
Tjihapit-boek, Tjihapit-Reünie-Commissie, 1994, p. 10
Voskuil, R.P.G.A. – Bandoeng, Beeld van een stad, 1996, p. 80
Photographs / Drawings
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, p. 122 (frontal façade)
Lavaleije, Theo en Gerard Weijers – In naam van de keizer, St Jongenskampen Tjimahi, 1995, p. 23
Camp Map
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, p. 123
Prins, L.E. in Mick van Ee – Boys Town, 2002, Appendix 7
