East Indies camp archives ( Indische kamparchieven ENG )
kampen East-Indies camps
Gloegoer I in Medan
Town:
Medan
District:
Eastcoast of Sumatra
Region:
Sumatra
Location:
Medan is on the east coast of Sumatra. Gloegoer was north of Medan.
function:
From 12 April 1942 to 29 May 1942 this location served as a civilian camp
Other name:
Karanten
Internees:
women and children
Number of internees:
600
Number of deceased:
None
Information:
From mid-April to the end of May 1942, in the southern part of the quarantine station for contract coolies near Gloegoer, also known as Karanten, was used as an internment camp for women and children. The building was approximately a kilometre to the east of the main road, on its own railway branch. At the end of May 1942, the camp was cleared and the internees taken to Poelaubrajan D.
Camp leaders:
zr. Bernardine
Literature:
Dijk, F.N.J. van, Noord-Sumatra in oorlogstijd. Oorspronkelijke dagboeken uit interneringstijd chronologisch samengevoegd (Makkum 1995) Brandt, W. (W.S.B. Klooster), Zwarte moesson (Baarn 1966-3) Vreede, M. de, Een hachelijk bestaan (Amsterdam 1980-3) Vreede, M. de, Waar ik mee leef/Kind in kamp (Amsterdam 1995)
East Indies camp archives ( Indische kamparchieven ENG )
kampen East-Indies camps
Gloegoer I in Medan
Town:
Medan
District:
Eastcoast of Sumatra
Region:
Sumatra
Location:
Medan is on the east coast of Sumatra. Gloegoer was north of Medan.
function:
From 12 April 1942 to 29 May 1942 this location served as a civilian camp
Other name:
Karanten
Internees:
women and children
Number of internees:
600
Number of deceased:
None
Information:
From mid-April to the end of May 1942, in the southern part of the quarantine station for contract coolies near Gloegoer, also known as Karanten, was used as an internment camp for women and children. The building was approximately a kilometre to the east of the main road, on its own railway branch. At the end of May 1942, the camp was cleared and the internees taken to Poelaubrajan D.
Camp leaders:
zr. Bernardine
Literature:
Dijk, F.N.J. van, Noord-Sumatra in oorlogstijd. Oorspronkelijke dagboeken uit interneringstijd chronologisch samengevoegd (Makkum 1995) Brandt, W. (W.S.B. Klooster), Zwarte moesson (Baarn 1966-3) Vreede, M. de, Een hachelijk bestaan (Amsterdam 1980-3) Vreede, M. de, Waar ik mee leef/Kind in kamp (Amsterdam 1995)