Knockaloe Internment Camp

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 Internment Camp.Painting by George Kenner.

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

References
  1. "Knockaloe WW1 Internment Camp | Knockaloe | Isle of Man". www.knockaloe.im.
  2. "Centre will 'unlock' internment stories". BBC News Online. November 23, 2017.

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