Kalibanteng War Cemetery
Dutch war cemetery in Semarang, Indonesia
6°59′05″S 110°22′43″E / 6.98461°S 110.37863°E / -6.98461; 110.37863Kalibanteng War Cemetery, also Dutch Field of Honor Kalibanteng (Dutch: Nederlands Ereveld Kalibanteng, Indonesian: Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Kalibanteng), is a war cemetery in the vicinity of the airport of Semarang, Central Java, in Indonesia. It is one of two Dutch war cemeteries in Semarang, the other being Candi War Cemetery.[1]
The cemetery contains 3,100 civilian and military casualties of the Pacific War. The vast majority of graves belong to Dutch women and children from the Japanese-run internment camps Ambarawa VI and VII in Ambarawa, and camps 10 and 11 near Banyubiru and Semarang.
It is unclear how many Dutch nationals are buried at this cemetery, as many graves lack identification. The cemetery contains a monument in memory of all women who died in Japanese-run women's internment camps,[2] and another monument for the boys who lost their lives in the Japanese-run internment camps for boys older than 10.[3]
References
- ^ Bijsmans, A.C.; Bots-Estourgie, E.H.M.; Neisingh, C.N.J., eds. (2007). "De Oorlogsgravenstichting in 2007". Oorlogsgravenstichting jaarbericht (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Vrouwenkampen". Oorlogsbronnen.nl (in Dutch). Network of War Collections. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Jongenskampen". Oorlogsbronnen.nl (in Dutch). Network of War Collections. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ereveld Kalibanteng.
- (in Dutch) Kalibanteng War Cemetery on the website of the Netherlands War Graves Foundation (OGS)
- (in Dutch) OGS leaflet about Kalibanteng War Cemetery
- (in English) OGS brochure about Dutch war graves in Southeast Asia
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