Ambarawa              Ambarawa 7          Central-Java

 

                                                                                                                                                                            May 2, 2011

Alternate Camp Names

Bunsho III, Camp 7 (per Japanese administration)

 

Camp Location

Ambarawa was about 45 kilometers south of Semarang. This camp consisted of barracks in a condemned encamp­­ment in Ambarawa, immediately north-west of Fort Willem I.

 

Japanese Camp Commanders

Sakai (June 1944 to Oct. 1944), Suzuki (Nov. 1944 to Jan. 1945), Yamada (Feb. 1945 to August 1945)

 

Dutch Camp Leaders

Mrs. A. C. Scharrenberg-Franzen (Annie) (women’s camp)

Mr. Kok, Mr. Terhenne (men’s camp))

 

Transports (source: Atlas Japanse Kampen)

Date

Arrived from

Transferred to

Number

in

transport

Total

number

in camp

Individual

type

 

WOMEN’S CAMP

 

 

 

 

Dec. 22, 1942

Surrounding Areas 

 

50

 

w,ch

Dec. 22, 1942

Salat: Officers’ Camp

 

270

 

w,ch

Dec. 22, 1942

Wonosobo

 

150

 

w,ch

Dec. 22, 1942

Temanggoeng

 

20

 

w,ch

Dec. 22, 1942

Semarang (city)

 

12

 

w,ch

Dec. 23, 1942

Temanggoeng

 

63

 

w,ch

Feb. 4, 1943

 

Sala: Djoeng Eng

2

 

b

Sep. 1, 1943

Sem: Gedangan

 

40

600

n

Jan. 18, 1944

 

Sala: Djoeng Eng

1

 

b

Mar. 15, 1944

Amb: Soemowono

 

200

 

w,ch

Mar. 15, 1944

Amb: Ambarawa 8

 

175

 

w,ch

Sep. 19, 1944

 

Amb: Ambarawa 8

102

 

b,m,n

Nov. 18, 1944

Band: Kareës

 

350

1200

w,ch

Jan. 4, 1945

 

Moe: Moentilan

479

 

w,ch

Jan. 5, 1945

 

Solo: Ziekenzorg

656

 

w,ch

Jan. 5, 1945

 

Amb: Ambarawa 9

5

 

w,ch

Jan. 11, 1945

 

Amb: Ambarawa 6

21

 

w,ch

Jan. 11, 1945

 

Deceased

12

50

b,m

 

MEN’S CAMP

 

 

 

 

Jan. 11, 1945

 

 

 

50

b,m

Jan. 3, 1945

Sem: Bangkong

 

185

 

om

Jan. 5, 1945

Tjimahi camps

 

284

 

om

Jan. 6, 1945

Moe: Moentilan

 

170

 

b,om

Jan. 6, 1945

Solo: Ziekenzorg

 

455

 

b,om

Jan. 16, 1945

Amb: Ambarawa 6

 

85

 

b,om

Jan. 16, 1945

Amb: Ambarawa 8

 

31

 

n

Jan. 16, 1945

Amb: Ambarawa 9

 

30

1250

b,om

Jan. 16, 1945

Amb: Banjoebiroe 10

 

65

 

b,om

Jan. 16, 1945

Amb: Banjoebiroe 11

 

60

 

b,om

Feb. 3, 1945

Bandoeng camps

 

5

 

m (1)

Mar. 5, 1945

 

Amb: Bandoengan

15

 

b,m

Mar. 25, 1945

 

Amb: Bandoengan

5

 

b

Apr. 17, 1945

Amb: Ambarawa 8

 

2

 

b

May 1, 1945

Amb: Ambarawa 8

 

887 (2)

 

b,om n

May 17, 1945

Amb: Ambarawa 8

 

15

 

b

May 25, 1945

Amb: Bandoengan

 

28

 

m

June 3, 1945

Amb: Bandoengan

 

5

 

b,n

June 19, 1945

 

Amb: Bandoengan

5

 

b

June 19, 1945

Amb: Bandoengan

 

7

2300

b,m

June 24, 1945

 

Kedo: Kalitjeret

100

 

b

July 5, 1945

 

Kedo: Kalitjeret

50

 

b

July 10, 1945

Amb: Bandoengan

 

2

 

b

July 16, 1945

Amb: Bandoengan

 

1

 

b

July 21, 1945

 

Amb: Bandoengan

1

 

b

Aug. 4, 1945

 

Amb: Bandoengan

5

 

b

Aug. 4, 1945

Amb: Bandoengan

 

6 (3)

 

b,m

Aug 4, ‘45 (4)

Moe: Moentilan

 

130

 

n

Aug. 18, 1945

Amb: Ambarawa 6

 

3

 

n

Aug. 23, 1945

Amb: Bandoengan

 

224

 

b,m,n

Aug. 23, 1945

Kedo: Kalitjeret

 

150

 

b

Aug. 23, 1945

 

 

 

2500

b,m

Abbreviations / Notes

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

Amb=Ambarawa, Band=Bandoeng, Kedo=Kedoengdjati, Moe=Moentilan, Sala=Salatiga, Sem=Semarang,

Solo=Soerakarta

(1) Medical personnel

(2) 204 boys, 599 old men (including the sick) and 84 nuns

(3) 2 boys and 4 men

(4) In various transports

 

References

Al, Joop - Ambarawa, Bandoengan en de Belg Refuge, 1994, pg 167

Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 60-61

Beekhuis, H. e.a. – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, pg 170 (events during Bersiap)

Broeshart, A.C. et al – Vrede, maar geen bevrijding, 1989 (Bersiap)

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

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, 2000, pg 147-148

Kampen, Anthony van - Een kwestie van macht, 1975

Lenderink-Talsma, E. - Vierduizend mensen en een koeiekop, 1995, pg 45-55 (I)

MacGillavry, Annemie - Je kunt niet altijd huilen, 1978, pg 153... (Bersiap)

Sprang, Alfred van - Dodenkamp Ambarawa, 1945, 1994 (II)

Wendelaar Bonga, Dieuwke - Eight prison camps, 1996, pg 78-96

 

Photographs / Drawings:

Al, Joop - Ambarawa, Bandoengan en de Belg Refuge, 1994, pg 175, 217, 219

Claassen, Rob en Joke van Grootheest - Getekend, 1995, pg 93-95

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume II, 2002, pg 125-126

Mobach, Jan - Gaan, Moesson magazine 34/2 (Aug. 15, 1989), pg 11

 

Rosters

NN – NIOD, IC 033.579 (transport from Ambarawa 7 to Solo, January 5, 1945, 70 people)

Zrs OLV van Amersfoort (deaths in the period January 1945 to August 1945)

 

Camp Map

Beekhuis, H. et al – Japanse burgerkampen in Nederlands-Indië, Volume 1, 4th Edition, pg 60

Beekhuis, H. et al – Atlas Bersiapkampen, 2009, pg 120

Dulm, J. van et al – Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume I, pg 146

 

Bersiap

Nov 20, 1945     British and Japanese troops protecting the camp were attacked

Nov 20, 1945     Camp itself was attacked; water and electricity were cut off

Nov 25, 1945     Refugees from the surrounding area (400 IFTUs) evacuated to Fort Willem I

Dec 14, 1945      British troops left Ambarawa

 

 

Ambarawa 7 Camp Map

 

 

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