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| Camp Name |
Onchan Internment Camp |
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| Country |
UK |
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| Short Description |
Onchan Camp operated in two principal phases: initially (June 1940 – July 1941) as an internment facility for German and Austrian enemy aliens, then it was reorganised; and subsequently (September 1941 – November 1944) housing Italian internees following a period of reorganisation, before its final closure in November 1944. |
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| Extended Description |
What might have been considered the ‘best’ camp to be in was Onchan Camp (Royal Avenue West and Belgravia Road). Physically one of the largest camps in terms of size, the site contained space to grow vegetables, keep chickens, play football and to generally be able to move around – a luxury not enjoyed in many of the other camps. It also held a large number of academics and artists and as a result there were art exhibitions staged in the camp and a full programme of lectures and classes that internees could attend at the ‘Onchan Youth College and University’ within the camp. (Source – Manx Museum website) |
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| URLs |
https://images.nationalarchives.gov.uk/asset/5472/
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| City, Town Or Suburb |
Onchan, Middle, Isle of Man, UK |
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| Linked From | Sursum Corda No. 1 'All'ombra della croce' ['In the shadow of the cross'] |
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| Sidoli, Domenico |
| Letter of Domenico Sidoli to Angiolina Gazzi written 39 July 1942 |
| Jannetta, Davide Domenico |
| French exercise book |
| Savini, Rinaldo (Aldo) |
| Pagellina per gli iscritti alla Guardia d’Onore (Catholic worship shifts) |
| Benefica fede (Beneficial Faith prayer book) |
Sursum Corda No. 1 'All'ombra della croce' ['In the shadow of the cross']
Sidoli, Domenico
