Semarang Karangpanas Central-Java

May 2, 2011

Alternate Camp Names

Bunsho III, Camp 5 (per Japanese administration)

Camp Location

The RK Weeshuis (Catholic orphanage for boys) was in the Oud-Tjandi district in the south of Semarang, on Karangpanas street. It was managed by the Brothers of St. Louis (St. Aloysius of Oudenbosch). This orphanage is listed on the city map of Semarang in the Stedenatlas van Nederlands-Indië (city atlas of the Dutch East Indies) - number 101. The camp was housed in the orphanage and outbuildings.

Japanese Camp Commanders

Hasegawa (April 1944 to October 1944), Nagata (October 1944 to December 1944)

Dutch Camp Leaders

Mrs. J. le Rütte-Calicher

Transports (source: Atlas Japanse Kampen)

Date	Arrived from	Transferred to	Number in transport	Total number in camp	Individual type
Feb. 10, 1944	Mal: De Wijk		860		w,ch
Feb. 24, 1944	Mal: De Wijk		860		w,ch
Mar. 13, 1944	Soer: Darmowijk		300		w,ch
Mar. xx, 1944	??		458	2500	w,ch,om
June 5, 1944		Amb: Ambarawa 6	500		w,ch
Aug. 28, 1944		Sem: Bangkong	100		b,om
Sept. 14, 1944		Sem: Bangkong	100		b
Nov. 28, 1944		Sem: Lampersari	1660		w,ch
Nov. 28, 1944		Deceased (1)	118	0	w,ch

Abbreviations / Notes

b=boys, ch=children, om=old men, w=women

Amb=Ambarawa, Mal=Malang, Sem=Semarang, Soer=Soerabaja

(1) From February 10, 1944 to November 28, 1944, there were a total of 118 deaths

References

Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 56-57

Bouwman, Rob - Twee moeders, 2000, pg 28-50

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 141

Koblitz, Franziska - Frauen von Lampersari, 2000, pg 65

Manders, Jo - Vrouwen achter prikkeldraad, 1948

Pasman, B. G. : in “Tussen twee werelden”, 1994, pg 195-200

Stutterheim, John K, - The Diary of Prisoner 17326, 2010, pg 92, 93, 187

Wiessner, Hans - Mededeling in KJBB-Kawatberichten 14, Number 1, pg 25

Het RK Weeshuis te Tjandi, Onze Missiën in Oost- en West-Indië 3 (1919) 147-162 (Brs. St. Louis)

Br. Faustinus - Negen-en-negentig, honderd, Gedenkboek Brs. St. Louis 1962, Volume II, pg 37-43

Zrs. van het Arme Kind Jezus - Zusters in Japanse concentratiekampen, 1946, pg 25-46

Zrs. OLV van Amersfoort - Onder de gevreesde vloedgolf, 1948, pg 68-109

Photographs / Drawings

Beknopte geschiedenis RK Weeshuis Semarang, Archief Brs. St. Louis, Prov. Archief N-Brabant, Zevenbergen

Brommer, B. et al - Semarang, Beeld van een stad, 1995, pg 157

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 141; Volume II, 2002, pg 118

Zr. Josepha, Archief Zusters Arme Kind Jezus

Camp Map

Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 56

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 142

Rosters

Wiessner, H. – Death rolls, March 1944 – November 1944 (111 people)

Karangpanas Death Roll

Karangpanas Camp Map

Karangpanas Photos

Index Camps on Java