List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in Kenya

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
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	Thika	Kenya
365	Londiani	Kenya
	Nyeri	Kenya
	Nakuru	Kenya
	Athi River	Kenya
	Kajiado	Kenya
	Mariakani	Kenya
	Mombasa	Kenya
	Kilindini	Kenya
366	Jinja	Uganda
	Kampala	Uganda
	Soroti	Uganda
	Longido	Tanganyka
	Tabora	Tanganyka

Table was retrieved from http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/LotDetailsPrintable.aspx?intObjectID=407848 and from a map from II WW UK archives

Italian POW camps were mentioned in literature, i.e. Gilgil, Naivasha, Nyeri and Londiani.,^[1] Ndarugu^[2] 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”.^[3]

References

^ Red strangers: the white tribe of Kenya By Christine Stephanie Nicholls
^ Pasquali, Almo (2013). Ultime ore di Gondar Italiana. Bari Italy: Edizioni Giuseppe Laterza. ISBN 9788866740612.
^ "NDARUGU Camp 360 and the Italian Prisoners of War in Kenya".

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