Semarang                 Lampersari           Central-Java

               

                                                                                                                                                                    February  17, 2011

 

Alternate Camp Names

Lampersari Sompok; Busho III Camp 4 (per Japanese administration)

 

Camp Location

This camp consisted of a large number of native dwellings and a school located on both sides of the Lampersari Road in the eastern part of the city of Semarang. This street is shown on the Semarang city map in the “Steden­atlas van Nederlands-Indië" (City Maps of the Dutch East Indies).

 

Japanese Camp Commanders

Hasegawa (April 1944 to Oct. 1944), Nagata (Oct. 1944 to April 1945), Hasegawa (April 1945 to August 1945)

 

Dutch Camp Leaders

Mrs. W. van der Poel-Verleur, Mrs. J.Staartjes, Mrs. Jaarsma; Mr. J.Buijs

 

Transports (source: Atlas Japanse Kampen)

Date

Arrived from

Transferred to

Number

in

transport

Total

number

in camp

Individual

type

Nov 1, 1942

Surrounding areas

 

150

 

w,ch

Dec 16, 1942

Surrounding areas

 

200

 

w,ch

Dec 28, 1942

Madioen, Sarangan

 

600

950

w,ch (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb 25, 1943

Sem: Halmaheira

 

100

 

w,ch

Feb 27, 1943

Surrounding areas

 

210

 

w,ch

June 1, 1943

Sem: Halmaheira

 

70

 

w,ch

July 3, 1943

 

Sem: Halmaheira

5

 

b

Aug 13, 1943

Djokjakarta

 

140

 

w,ch

Sept 25, 1943

Djokjakarta

 

140

 

w,ch,n

Dec 22, 1943

Djokjakarta

 

140

1750

w,ch

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan 5, 1944

 

Sem: Halmaheira

42

 

b

Feb 29, 1944

Mal: De Wijk

 

860

 

w,ch

Mar 7, 1944

Mal: De Wijk

 

860

 

w,ch

Mar 12, 1944

Soer: Darmowijk

 

250

 

w,ch

Mar 16, 1944

Surrounding areas

 

16

 

b

Apr 26, 1944

 

Band: 15e Bataljon

50

 

b,m

Apr 27, 1944

Soer: Darmowijk

 

120

 

w,ch

Aug 9, 1944

Tjim: 4e en 9e Bat

 

2

 

m (2)

Sept 13, 1944

Sem: Bangkong

 

406

4150

w,ch

Sept 18, 1944

 

Sem: Bangkong

12

 

n

Sept 19, 1944

 

Sem: Bangkong

395

 

b,om (3)

Sept 20, 1944

Sem: Bangkong

 

20

 

w

Nov 6, 1944

Sem: Bangkong

 

15

 

n

Nov 16, 1944

 

Sem: Bangkong

2

3800

m

Nov 28, 1944

Sem: Karangpanas

 

1660

 

w,ch

Dec 4, 1944

Band: Tjihapit

 

850

6300

w,ch

Dec 20, 1944

 

Sem: Bangkong

29

 

m

Dec 28, 1944

Sem: Sompok Lama

 

150

 

w,ch

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 7, 1945

Sem : Gedangan

 

800

7200

w,ch

May 12, 1945

 

Sem: Bangkong

2

 

m (4)

July 2, 1945

Solo: Ziekenzorg

 

756

 

w,ch (5)

July 3, 1945

Sem: Halmaheira

 

28

8000

w,ch

July 23, 1945

 

Sem: Bangkong

100

 

b

Aug 23, 1945

 

Deceased (6)

282

7600

w,ch

Abbreviations / Notes

b=boys, ch=children, m=men, n=nuns, om=old men, w=women,

Band=Badoeng, Mal=Malang, Sem=Semarang, Soer=Soerabaja, Solo=Soerakarta, Tjim=Tjimahi

4e en 9e Bat=4e en 9e Bataljon

(1) evacuees from BPM (“Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij”, a Dutch oil company),  among others

(2) physicians (from the Gedangan Camp)

(3) 305 boys and 90 old men

(4) physicians

(5) through June 7 1945 in 2 transports

(6) from Feb 19 1944 to Sept 27 1945, a total of 341 deaths

 

References:

Barentz-Drost, Marga - Kimura's kinderen, 1995

Beekhuis, H. e.a. – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4e edition, pg 54-55 (priv. publ.)

Boissevain, Gon en Lennie van Empel - Vrouwenkamp op Java, 1981 (diary), 2e edition 1991

Bosman, Anneke – Kampdagboek (Tjihapit, Kamp Solo, Lampersari), 2002 (privately published)

Bouwman, Rob - Twee moeders, 2000, pg 50-61, pg 80-85

Brommer, B. et al – Semarang, Beeld van een stad, 1995 (Bersiap)

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 137-138; Volume II, 2002, pg 109

Fenton Huie, Shirley - Vergeten, 1995; The Forgotten Ones, 1992 (interviews)

Groenou-van der Ent, W.C.H. van - Bidden onder de lappen, 1995 (privately published)

Koblitz, Franziska - Die Frauen von Lampersari, 2000, pg 63-131

Kruisman, Laurina – Lampersari, nog niet voorbij, herinneringen, 2002

Manders, Jo - Vrouwen achter prikkeldraad, 1948

Neytzell de Wilde, C. de - Een Mary Gold als verjaarscadeau, 1987

Scheer, Wilbert – De Stilte voorbij, 2007, pg 89-95

Schilling, Rita - Verloren jeugdjaren 1942 - 1946, 1995 (privately published)

Stutterheim, John K. – The Diary of Prisoner 17326, 2010, pg 61-88

Vermeer-van Berkum, Carla - Kon ik maar weer een gewoon meisje zijn, 1980 (also list pg 206-209)

Vermeer-van Berkum, Carla - Kind in Jappenkampen, 1991 (Heruitgave van Kon ik ...)

Wilton van Reede, Theo en Arjan Onderdenwijngaard - Een draad van angst, 1983 (radio-interviews)

Zrs Arme Kind Jezus - Zusters in Japanse concentratiekampen, 1946, pg 46-65

Zrs OLV van Amersfoort - Onder de gevreesde vloedgolf, 1948, pg 100-107, 120-140

Zrs Ursulinen, Interview on compact disc, Katholiek Documentatie Centrum, Nijmegen, number 75.307

 

Photographs / Drawings:

Barentz-Drost, Marga - Kimura's kinderen, 1995

Brommer, B. e.a. - Semarang, beeld van een stad, 1995, pg 47-53, 155

Claassen, Rob en Joke van Grootheest - Getekend, 1995, pg 89-91

Dulm, J. van e.a. – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 138; Volume II, 2002, pg 114-117

Nederlanders in Japanse kampen (exhibition catalog), 1976, pg 33, 35

Velden, D. van – Japanse burgerkampen, 3e edition, 1977, between pg 504 and 505

 

Rosters & Death Rolls

NN – NIOD, IC 033.305 (loose pages, transferred to an EXCEL document)

NN – SAIP, OP 474 (340 deceased)

NN – SAIP, OP 474 (9th Manggaweg, A through H, 65 individuals)

NN – SAIP, OP 474 (“Han” or Unit 12, Room 41, 57 individuals)

NN – Jan Ausems - little notebook of 1268 names, 24 pg (pg 19 missing, transferred to an EXCEL document)

NRK – List of 3835 family names (lists E12 through E21, transferred to an EXCEL document)

Tebbenhoff, Henk – Reunion List - October 1, 1988

Vries, Rinnie de – Combined rosters in an EXCEL document (in progress)

 

Camp Map

Beekhuis, H. e.a. – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4e edition, pg 54

Dulm, J. van e.a. – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 138

 

Rosters & Death Rolls

List of Names, NIOD, IC 033.305 (2022 individuals)

Wiessner, H. – Death Roll, March 1944 – September 1945 (343 individuals)

Death Roll, SAIP, OP 474 (340 individuals)

Reunion List - October 1, 1988

 

Bersiap

Aug xx, 1945          double portions of rice

Aug 22, 1945         pamphlets: Japan surrendered

Aug 22, 1945         heavy bartering activity commenced at the “gedek” (camp enclosures and fences)

Sept 28, 1945         1st rail transport to Soerabaja (former Soerabaja residents)

Sept 29, 1945         2nd rail transport to Soerabaja (former Soerabaja residents)

Sept 30, 1945         3rd rail transport to Soerabaja (former Soerabaja residents)

Oct 1, 1945             4th rail transport to Soerabaja (former Soerabaja residents)

Oct 14, 1945           camp closed again in response to extremist threats

Oct 15, 1945           water turned off (due to rumors of poisoned water, which proved false)

Oct 20, 1945           British troops arrived in Semarang and took over responsibility for civilian protection

Nov xx, 1945          Japanese troops reinstated (British troops mobilized to Ambarawa)

 

Lampersari Camp Map

 

Aussems Notebook Roster

Red Cross Roster

 

Death Roll

 

Abbreviations

IC = Indische Collectie (Dutch East Indies Collection - part of NIOD archives - see below)

NIOD = Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (Netherlands Institute for War Documentation)

NN = bron onbekend (source unknown)

NRK = Nederlandse Rode Kruis (Netherlands Red Cross)

SAIP = Stichting Administratie Indonesische Pensioenen (pension administration foundation for those who served in

the Dutch East Indies)

 

 

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