Comments on: The Book: Tjideng Reunion http://www.boudewynvanoort.com TJIDENG REUNION: A MEMOIR OF WW II ON JAVA Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lou Roelofsen http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-8953 Lou Roelofsen Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:42:24 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-8953 Boudewyn On your list of names do you have my dads name Lou or A P Roelofsen he worked the kichen and "hulp dienst" at the camp but he never talked Much about his experience. Prior to the camp He arrived on Java via the army then was Gm At the Preamger hotel Thanks for your assistance Boudewyn

On your list of names do you have my dads name
Lou or A P Roelofsen he worked the kichen and
“hulp dienst” at the camp but he never talked
Much about his experience. Prior to the camp
He arrived on Java via the army then was Gm
At the Preamger hotel

Thanks for your assistance

]]> By: Boudewyn van Oort http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-8784 Boudewyn van Oort Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:49:50 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-8784 Hello John, the story of your grandmother, Mrs Tortike- Kleef, and her daughter thus bears some resemblance to that of my family, except that we did not go to Adek. Boudewyn Hello John, the story of your grandmother, Mrs Tortike- Kleef, and her daughter thus bears some resemblance to that of my family, except that we did not go to Adek.
Boudewyn

]]> By: John Henry Loomis http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-8732 John Henry Loomis Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:41:42 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-8732 My mother, Wilhelmina Tortike, and grandmother were interned at Tjihapit, Adek and Tjideng during WWII. I only learned the names of the camps while reading her WUV records. I have a id card written in Japanese that has my grandmother's picture on it. Mom and her brother left Amsterdam on the Johan de Witt on 12 May 1940 to join their parents in the Dutch East Indies. I didn't learn she was a POW until I was in my late teens. She would never speak or elaborate on the events, and it has always been a blank in her life that I have known nothing about. I do have a book on the voyage on the Johan de Witt,but I cannot read it as it is written in Dutch. Wilhelmina died on December 8, 2011, and I had accepted that I would never know anything about this period in her life. Your book will change this and give me clues to this dark period. Thanks for writing of your experiences to enlighten the children of survivors. John Loomis My mother, Wilhelmina Tortike, and grandmother were interned at Tjihapit, Adek and Tjideng during WWII. I only learned the names of the camps while reading her WUV records. I have a id card written in Japanese that has my grandmother’s picture on it. Mom and her brother left Amsterdam on the Johan de Witt on 12 May 1940 to join their parents in the Dutch East Indies. I didn’t learn she was a POW until I was in my late teens. She would never speak or elaborate on the events, and it has always been a blank in her life that I have known nothing about. I do have a book on the voyage on the Johan de Witt,but I cannot read it as it is written in Dutch. Wilhelmina died on December 8, 2011, and I had accepted that I would never know anything about this period in her life. Your book will change this and give me clues to this dark period. Thanks for writing of your experiences to enlighten the children of survivors.

John Loomis

]]> By: Boudewyn van Oort http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-7848 Boudewyn van Oort Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:19:20 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-7848 Hello Mr/ Mrs? Kerkhoven The only Bosscha record I could find in the Tjideng camp register was as follows Bosscha-van Hoogezand, A.M. 18161 00001 This person appears to have spent the entire war time in Tjideng. However, my mother's good friend, Emmy Kerkhoven (nee van Gendt) , was perhaps indirectly related? I have contact with a number of members of the Kerkhoven clan Hoogachtend Boudewyn Hello Mr/ Mrs? Kerkhoven
The only Bosscha record I could find in the Tjideng camp register was as follows
Bosscha-van Hoogezand, A.M. 18161 00001
This person appears to have spent the entire war time in Tjideng.
However, my mother’s good friend, Emmy Kerkhoven (nee van Gendt) , was perhaps indirectly related? I have contact with a number of members of the Kerkhoven clan

Hoogachtend
Boudewyn

]]> By: Boudewyn van Oort http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-7847 Boudewyn van Oort Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:11:42 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-7847 Hello Denis, I looked through my records of Tjideng internees in August 1945 and found the following with the name "Berenschot" Berenschot-de Boer, M.C. 20044 00001 Tjihapit Berenschot-Hesselink, J.C. 20045 00001 Tjihapit Berenschot-Mourer, A.C.C. 14870 00001 The top two probably shared my own journey from Tjihapit to Tjideng on May 11 1945. It was a terrible journey described more fully in my book. In all three cases the registry only lists one family member. None of them however has the maiden name "Erb". This is puzzling. Was your family related at all to General Berenschot? Regards' ' Boudewyn, Victoria, BC Hello Denis,
I looked through my records of Tjideng internees in August 1945 and found the following with the name “Berenschot”
Berenschot-de Boer, M.C. 20044 00001 Tjihapit
Berenschot-Hesselink, J.C. 20045 00001 Tjihapit
Berenschot-Mourer, A.C.C. 14870 00001
The top two probably shared my own journey from Tjihapit to Tjideng on May 11 1945. It was a terrible journey described more fully in my book.

In all three cases the registry only lists one family member. None of them however has the maiden name “Erb”. This is puzzling. Was your family related at all to General Berenschot?

Regards’
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Boudewyn, Victoria, BC

]]> By: denis http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-7797 denis Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:06:16 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-7797 My father and Grandmother may have been interned in Tjideng. My father is George Berenschot born in Java 1941 and my grandmother was Teresia A. Berenschot neé Erb. I would love some info on their years in Indonesia. My father and Grandmother may have been interned in Tjideng. My father is George Berenschot born in Java 1941 and my grandmother was Teresia A. Berenschot neé Erb. I would love some info on their years in Indonesia.

]]> By: Kerkhoven (Bosscha) http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-7748 Kerkhoven (Bosscha) Mon, 23 May 2011 08:18:03 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-7748 Just looking (searching) for info about my family during their Japanese camp period. I know my grandmother Constanze(Connie) Bosscha was in Tjideng. But maybe more familymembers? Greetings. Just looking (searching) for info about my family during their Japanese camp period. I know my grandmother Constanze(Connie) Bosscha was in Tjideng.
But maybe more familymembers?
Greetings.

]]> By: Pamela Buchanan http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-7331 Pamela Buchanan Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:01:05 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-7331 I am so pleased to have found your website. My grandmother, Johanna Sophia Hamers, was interned at Tjideng with her three children, Ans, Rie and Hans. It's wonderful to be able gain a better understanding of what they went through. My grandmother's birthday was 15th August which in her house was always a double celebration. Thank again. I am so pleased to have found your website. My grandmother, Johanna Sophia Hamers, was interned at Tjideng with her three children, Ans, Rie and Hans. It’s wonderful to be able gain a better understanding of what they went through. My grandmother’s birthday was 15th August which in her house was always a double celebration.

Thank again.

]]> By: Boudewyn van Oort http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-6235 Boudewyn van Oort Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:28:17 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-6235 Hello, Marianne, We were in Tjideng for a short period ( May 1945-oct 1945). Before that in Tjihapit. The book has more to say about Tjihapit than Tjideng for that reason. I live in Canada. Nice to hear from you. I will look up your website. Boudewyn Hello, Marianne,
We were in Tjideng for a short period ( May 1945-oct 1945). Before that in Tjihapit. The book has more to say about Tjihapit than Tjideng for that reason. I live in Canada.
Nice to hear from you. I will look up your website.

Boudewyn

]]> By: Marianne Bruinvels http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/comment-page-1/#comment-6008 Marianne Bruinvels Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:59:30 +0000 http://www.boudewynvanoort.com/?page_id=25#comment-6008 Dear Boudewijn, I will certainly buy your book shortly. Marguerite Ruys mentioned your name, but I did not know who you are. I am amazed at the details and especially the photos! I lived Laan Trivelli 95. We were in Tjideng from1943 till the end of 1944 when jews were transported to Tangerang and later to ADEK. I just published a book about it: "Camp Stories" for English speaking children. Visit our site www.gastdocenten.com to read one of my stories. Hartelijke groeten, Marjan Bruinvels-Bakker Dear Boudewijn,
I will certainly buy your book shortly. Marguerite Ruys mentioned your name, but I did not know who you are. I am amazed at the details and especially the photos! I lived Laan Trivelli 95.
We were in Tjideng from1943 till the end of 1944 when jews were transported to Tangerang and later to ADEK. I just published a book about it: “Camp Stories” for English speaking children.
Visit our site http://www.gastdocenten.com to read one of my stories.
Hartelijke groeten, Marjan Bruinvels-Bakker

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