World War II: Prisoner of War and Internment Camps in South Africa and Their Mail

prisoner of war and internment camps in South Africa and their mail

Plot

Introduction 3
Camp and censor cachets 4
Scarcity ratings 5
Internment camps 5
- Andalusia Camp 5
- Baviaanspoort Camp 8
- Ganspan Camp 10
- Jagersfontein Camp 11
- Koffiefontein Camp 12
- Leeuwkop Camp 15
- Windhoek Camp 16
Prisoner of War Camps 16
- Alexanderfontein Camp 16
- Aliwal North Camp 16
- Blanco Camp 17
- Bultfontein Camp 17
- Camp No 21, Cape Town 17
- Carolina Camp 17
- Cookhouse Camp 18
- Cradock Camp 18
- Durban Camp 18
- Durban Road, Pietermaritzburg 18
- Du Toit's Kloof Road Camp 19
- George Camp (also administered forestry
camps) 19
- Bergplaats Camp 20
- Buffelsnek 20
- Farleigh Camp 20
- Jonkersberg Camp 20
- Millwood Camp 20
- Storms River Camp 20
- Graaff-Reinet Camp 20
- Harding Camp 20
- Huguenot Camp 20
- Jacobsdal Camp 20
- Jessievale Camp 20
- Kroonstad Camp 20
- Krugersdorp Hospital 21
- Loskop Camp 21
- Lyttelton Camp 21
- Maize Harvesting Camps 21
- Ottosdal Camp 21
- Paarl Camp 21
- Pongola Camp 21
- Senekal Camp 21
- Sir Lowry's Pass Camp 29
- Standerton Camp 22
- Upington Camp 92
- Vaalhartz Camp 92
- Venterstad Camp 22
- Voortrekkerhoogte Detention Barracks 22
- Warmbaths Camp 22
- Weza Camp 23
- Wheat Harvesting Camps 23
- Worcester Camp 23
- Zonderwater Camp 25
POW Hospitals 26
Outside labour camps 26
- Military Units 26
- Camp No 121 26
- Ceres Factory 26
- Greytown Camp 26
- Mfuli River Dam, Nkwaleni 26
- Mountain Park Hotel, Bulwer 26
- St Elmo's Mission, Umzimbi 26
Escapes 26
Vichy French Detainees 26
Mail Items from prisoner of war and Internment
Camps 27
Preprinted POW Stationery 28
Letter Sheets for German POWs 32
Enemy POW Mail Postal Routes to South
Africa 35
Radio Messages 35
POW Camp Telegraphic Addresses 37
Conclusion 37
Acknowledgements 38
References 38
Index 39