Town:
Tandjoengbalei District:
Eastcoast of Sumatra Region:
Sumatra Location:
Tangjoengbalei was approximately 175 kilometres east of Medan (East-Sumatra) on the coastal road. The Javasche Bank was on Bankstraat in the city center.
Internees: women and children Number of internees: 13 Number of deceased: None Information: On July 18th 1942, those “European” women and children still in Tandjoengbalei were locked up in the Asahan Hotel, the Javasche Bank building, and the boarding house at the Roman Catholic Dutch-Chinese School. The buildings were surrounded by barbed wire. In November the 70 women and children from the Asahan Hotel were transferred to Poelaubrajan ABC, and afterward the 13 women and children from the Javasche Bank were taken to the Asahan Hotel. Commendant: Cato Guards: Native police personnel Literature: Dijk, F.N.J. van, Noord-Sumatra in oorlogstijd. Oorspronkelijke dagboeken uit interneringstijd chronologisch samengevoegd (Makkum 1995)