British Prisoner of War Camps in East Africa during World War II
Part of Lists of Prisoner-of-War Camps section in the Prisoner-of-war camp article.
The following list is an attempt to create the most complete list of British POW Camps in East Africa during World War II. Camp Number Camp Name Location Near 351 Nairobi Kenya 352 Naivasha Kenya 353 Gilgil Kenya 354 Nanyuki Kenya 356 Eldoret Kenya 357 Mitubiri Kenya 358 Makindu Kenya 359 Burguret Kenya 360 Ndarugu Kenya 361 Namanga Kenya 362 ThikaKenya 365 Londiani Kenya NyeriKenyaNakuruKenyaAthi RiverKenyaKajiadoKenyaMariakaniKenyaMombasaKenyaKilindiniKenya 366 Jinja Uganda KampalaUgandaSorotiUgandaLongidoTanganykaTaboraTanganyka
Table was retrieved from https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-407848 and from a map from II WW UK archives
Italian POW camps were mentioned in literature, i.e. Gilgil, Naivasha, Nyeri and Londiani.,Red strangers: the white tribe of Kenya By Christine Stephanie Nicholls Ndarugu There was also an Italian POW camp at Mackinnon Road (60 miles from Mombasa). In 1950 it still had at least three 'prisoners' there who refused to leave! Roy Ashworth
Camp No. 360 at Ndarugu, that held some 10,000 prisoners, has miraculously escaped sub-division and new constructions. It was “discovered” by Mr. Aldo Manos in 2007, with the church and the monument built by the prisoners almost intact. In 2011 they were gazetted by the Government as “monuments of the history of Kenya”.
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See also Reference to Camp 354 in No Picnic on Mount Kenya