Knockaloe Internment Camp.Painting by George Kenner.
Knockaloe Internment Camp was a WWI internment camp on the Isle of Man, at Knockaloe Farm in the parish of Patrick, near Peel, which housed 23,000 prisoners-of-war and 3,000 guards between 1914 and 1919.[1] It was served by the Knockaloe railway station and branch line.
Knockaloe Farm in Patrick, Isle of Man had been used for military training, and in November 1914 was opened as a purpose-built internment camp.[2]
Notable people
- George Kenner
- Joseph Pilates
- John Quayle-Dickson, sub-commandant
References
- ↑ "Knockaloe WW1 Internment Camp | Knockaloe | Isle of Man". www.knockaloe.im.
- ↑ "Centre will 'unlock' internment stories". BBC News Online. November 23, 2017.
External links
Media related to Knockaloe Internment Camp at Wikimedia Commons
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