March 18, 2011

Alternate Camp Names

Tjimahi Camp; Bunsho II, Camp 4 (per Japanese administration)

Camp Location

This camp was located in the northern part of Tjimahi, bounded by Kampementsweg, Stationsweg (railroad), Gedong Delapan (Racetrack) and Gedong Empat. It included the barracks of the 4th and 9th Battalion. It was first a POW camp, until late January 1944, and then a civilian men’s camp.

Japanese Camp Commanders

captain Takagi (March 1944 to April 1944), captain Kasahara (April 1944 to July 1944),
captain Takagi (July 1944 to August 1945)

Camp Guards

Japanese military personnel, Koreans, heihos

Dutch Camp Leaders

Mr. C. H. V. de Villeneuve (February 1944 to May 1945)
Mr. Richel (September 1944 to February 1945)
Mr. Heintz Stein (March 1944 to August 1945

Abbreviations / Notes

b=boys, m=men, nw=Nippon workers, om=old men, sb=sick boys, sm=sick men
Amb=Ambarawa, Band=Bandoeng, Bat=Batavia, Buit=Buitenzorg, Djokja=Djokjakarta, Ked=Kediri,
Mal=Malang, Moen=Moentilan, Peka= Pekalongan, Sem=Semarang, Tang=Tangerang, Tjim=Tjimahi
Banjoeb=Banjoebiroe, Spoorw=Spoorweg
(1) Through February 11, 1944
(2) Through February 12, 1944
(3) And February 15, 1944
(4) And February 16, 1944
(5) Dutch Camp Leaders
(6) Physicians
(7) Sailors
(8) Indo-Europeans, P. van den Eeckhout et al, among others
(9) Medical personnel
(10) Through May 27, 1945 in 4 transports
(11) Farm camp

Deaths

From March 1, 1944 to August 1, 1945: 744 deaths,
From August 1, 1945 to October 15, 1945: 38 deaths

References

Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pp 42-43
Beekhuis, H. et al – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, pp 65-67 (events during the Bersiap period)
Buitenweg, Hein – Omong kosong lagi, pp 93-103
Buys, Jan in Liesker, H.A.M. – Je denk, ken niet maar ken!!, 1997, pp 211-230
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pp 112-113; Volume II, 2002, p 93
Heijmans-van Bruggen, Mariska – De Japanse bezetting in dagboeken, Kamp 4 Tjimahi, 2002
Hildesheim, I. in Liesker, H.A.M. – Je denk, ken niet maar ken!!, 1997, p 286 (clandestine radio)
Jalhay, S.H. – Jalhay’s kleine oorlog, pp 338-362
Kruisheren – Bezetting en bevrijding, Bull. Prov. St Augustinus, Speciaal, 1995, pp 40-41, 49-51
Lanzing, Fred – Geen school, geen schoenen, geen ouders, Maatstaf 28 (1980)56-70
Lechner, Jan – Uit de verte, Een jeugd in Indië, 2004, pp 103-115
Liesker, H.A.M. – Jongens in de mannenkampen te Tjimahi, 1994, pp 395-399, 405-415
Liesker, Klaas in Liesker, H.A.M. – Jongens in de mannenkampen te Tjimahi, 1994, pp 73-93
Poutsma, A. – Tjimahi, Moesson magazine 30/2 (August 1985), pp 12-13
Schomper, Pans – Indië vaarwel, de belofte van de eierboer, 1994
Visker, D.A. – Totok in Tjimahi, 1985
Weijers, Gerard in Liesker, H,.A.M. – Jongens in de mannenkampen, 1994, pp 205-216
Wertheim, Wim en Hetty Wertheim-Gijse Weenink – Vier wendingen in ons bestaan, 1991, p 251
Woortman, Louk in Liesker, H,.A.M. – Jongens in de mannenkampen, 1994, pp 251-280
Zwanikken, Felix in Liesker, H.A.M. – Je denk, ken niet maar ken!!, 1997, pp 175-207

Photographs / Drawings:

Beekhuis, H. et al – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, p 67 (drawing of Japanese observation tower)
Claassen, Rob en Joke van Grootheest – Getekend, 1995, pp 50-70
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, p 113
Hartley, M.G. – Mijn kamp, 1947, pp 49-51
Nederlanders in Japanse kampen (exhibition catalog), 1976, pp 10, 14, 39

Camp Map

Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, p 42
Beekhuis, H. et al – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, p 66 (location in Tjimahi)
Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Vol I, 2000, p 114 (aerial photo); Vol II, 2002, p 95 (aerial photo)
Liesker, H.A.M. – Jongens in de mannenkampen te Tjimahi, 1994, pp 206, 270

Rosters

NN – Kamp 4+5+6 (12000 names), SAIP, OP 475 (August 1945)
NN – NIOD, IC 056.553 (death roll)