Moentilan Moentilan Central-Java

March 23, 2011

Alternate Camp Names

Bunsho III, Camp 13 (per Japanese administration)

Camp Location

Moentilan was on the road between Magelang and Jogjakarta. The camp was located within the campus of the Xaverius College (Jesuit Fathers): the church, main building and classrooms.

Japanese Camp Commanders in Magelang

Sakai (June 1944 to March 1945), Ueda (March 1945 to August 1945)

Local Camp Commanders

Shiraishi (to June 1945), Yokoyama (from June 1945)

Dutch Camp Leaders

Mrs. B. Bueninck-Schot, Mrs. J. H. Bussing-Wildbergh

Transports (source: Atlas Japanse Kampen)

Date	Arrived from	Transferred to	Number in transport	Total number in camp	Individual type
Dec. 27, 1942	Surrounding Areas		70	70	w,ch,m (1)
July 15, 1943	Surrounding Area (2)		100	170	n
Sep. 25, 1943	Soer: Darmowijk		686		w,ch (3)
Sep. 29, 1943	Soer: Darmowijk		700		w,ch (3)
Oct. 5, 1943	Soer: Darmowijk		700	2324	w,ch (3)
Oct. 5, 1943	Madoera		150		w,ch
Oct. 13, 1943		Sala: Djoen Eng	46		m (4)
Nov 6, 1943 (5)	Magelang		60		w,ch (6)
Nov. 24, 1943		Mendoet (7)	101 (8)		n,m
Jan. 25, 1944		Magelang	13		w (9)
Jan. 28, 1944	Magelang		2		w (9)
Jan. 28, 1944		Magelang	2		w (9)
Feb. 14, 1944		Tjim: 4e en 9e Bat	100		b,om
Mar. 19, 1944	Mendoet (7)		101 (8)		n,m
Mar. 19, 1944	Tegal/Pemalang (10)		30		n
May 10, 1944		Buit: Kota Paris	17		w,ch
Nov. 15, 1944	Band: Tjihapit		700		w,ch
Jan. 5, 1945	Amb: Ambarawa 7		479		w,ch
Jan. 6, 1945		Amb: Ambarawa 7	170 (11)		b,om
May 27, 1945	Solo: Ziekenzorg		475		w,ch
May 28, 1945	Solo: Ziekenzorg		620		w,ch
June 9, 1945	Soer: Camphuislaan		16	4515	w,ch
Aug 5, 1945(12)		Amb: Ambarawa 6	554		sw
Aug 5, 1945(13)		Amb: Ambarawa 7	130		n
Aug 7, 1945(14)		Amb: Banjoeb 10	2094		w,ch
Aug. 13, 1945		Amb: Banjoeb 12	350		w,ch
Aug. xx, 1945		Amb: Banjoeb 11	??		w,ch
Aug. 19, 1945(13)		Amb: Banjoeb 12	877	0 (15)	w,ch

Abbreviations / Notes

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

Amb=Ambarawa, Band=Bandoeng, Buit=Buitenzorg, Sala=Salatiga, Soer=Soerabaja, Solo=Soerakarta,

Tjim=Tjimahi; Ziekenzorg=Ziekenzorg/Boemikamp

4e en 9e Bat=4e en 9e Bataljon, Banjoeb=Banjoebiroe

(1) Men were Brothers of the Katholieke Missie (Catholic Mission)

(2) Tjilatjap, Karanganjar, Wonosobo, Poerworedjo, Poerwokerto

(3) Families of naval personnel

(4) Brothers

(5) Through Nov. 8, 1943

(6) Families of working men

(7) Catholic boarding-school

(8) 100 nuns and 1 father

(9) For forced prostitution

(10) With a short stay in Mendoet

(11) 150 boys and 20 old men

(12) And August 6, 1945

(13) Through Aug. 22, 1945

(14) Through Aug. 12, 1945

(15) Total Deaths: through Mar. 1, 1944, a total of 5 deaths; Mar. 1, 1944 to Aug. 14, 1945, a total of 135 deaths

References

Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 74-75

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 153-154

Fenton Huie, Shirley - Vergeten , 1995, pg 143; The forgotten ones, 1992 (interviews)

Legemaate, H.J. - De laatsten der kolonialen, privately published (under construction)

Lenderink-Talsma, E. - Vierduizend mensen en een koeiekop, 1995, pg 55-80

Tieleman, H. en R. - Het rattevel, 1995, pg 223-229

Wendelaar Bonga, Dieuwke - Eight prison camps, 1996, pg 109-130

Zr Godelieva - Brief aan het moederhuis, Archief Zrs OLV van het H.Hart

Zr Marcella - Brief aan het moederhuis, Archief Zrs OLV van het H.Hart

Photographs / Drawings:

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 153 (aerial photo); Volume II, 2002, pg 135

Lenderink-Talsma, E. - Vierduizend mensen en een koeiekop, 1995, pg 58 (entrance gate)

Camp Map

Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 74

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 154

Moentilan Camp Map

Index Camps on Java