Semarang Karangpanas Central-Java
April
30, 2011
Legend & Translation Guide
(ground floor)
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1. Women & children (1) |
Appèlplaats = Roll call area |
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2. Women & children (2) |
Aula = Recreation center / auditorium |
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3. Older men & boys |
Binnenplaats = Courtyard |
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4. Older boys; kitchen teams (3) |
Gedèk (omheining) = Woven bamboo fencing |
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5. Doctors & medical personnel |
Goedangs = Storage rooms |
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6. Dispensary |
Houtopslag = Wood pile |
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7. Children’s ward |
Kamppoort = Camp entrance |
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8. Women’s ward |
Kapel = Chapel |
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9. Doctor’s family |
Keuken = Kitchen |
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10. Men’s ward, later women’s ward |
Kookpotten = Cooking drums |
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11. Women & children (4) |
Kraan = Faucet |
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12. Women & children (5) |
Mortuarium = Mortuary |
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13. Isolation ward |
Toko = Small canteen / distribution center
(14) |
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14. Dutch camp leaders, toko |
Voorraad = Supply room |
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15. Japanese camp commander |
Wacht = Guard post |
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16. Toilets |
Weg = Road |
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17. Bathrooms |
Zieken Vleugel = Sick ward |
(1) February 1944 to November
1944
(2) February 1944 to
June 1944; then used to store supplies
(3) February 1944 to
September 1944; then used as a sewing room (4-n)
(4) After June 1944, used
for medical consultations and surgeries
(5) After August 1944, used
by male doctors
Upper floors: there were extra rooms
(type 1) to the left and right of the courtyards
Source: W. R. van der Vlugt (2000)