Batu Lintang camp

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Batu Lintang camp was a World War II Japanese internment and prisoner-of-war camp located near Kuching in Sarawak, Borneo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II internment camp
World War II prisoner-of-war camp
associatedWith Allied prisoners of war in Japanese camps
Japanese war crimes in Borneo
history of Sarawak in World War II
conflict World War II
controlledBy Japan NERFINISHED
country Japan (occupying power) NERFINISHED
countryDuringOperation Raj of Sarawak (under Japanese occupation) NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus historical site
hasLanguageOfInternees Chinese
Dutch
English
Malay
hasMemorial Batu Lintang memorials in Kuching
hasSubject war crimes and mistreatment of prisoners
hasTypeOfDetainee civilian internees
colonial officials
local residents suspected of anti-Japanese activity
military prisoners of war
missionaries
inception 1941
World War II era
liberatedBy Australian forces NERFINISHED
liberationDate 1945
locatedInTimeZone UTC+8
location Borneo NERFINISHED
Sarawak NERFINISHED
near Kuching
namedAfter Batu Lintang area
notableFor harsh living conditions
internment of Australian prisoners of war
internment of British civilians
internment of British prisoners of war
internment of Dutch civilians
internment of Dutch prisoners of war
occupyingForce Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED
operatedBy Japanese military authorities
partOf Japanese occupation of Borneo NERFINISHED
Japanese occupation of Sarawak NERFINISHED
presentDayAdministrativeArea Sarawak, Malaysia NERFINISHED
presentDayCountry Malaysia NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
usedFor detention of Allied civilians
detention of Allied military personnel
imprisonment of prisoners of war
internment of civilians

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Batu Lintang camp administration operated Batu Lintang camp
this entity surface form: Batu Lintang prisoner-of-war camp