Isle of Man List of concentration and internment camps

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view of p.o.w. camp, isle of man. knockaloe internment camp near peel on isle of man, may 1918, pow george kenner.



patrick churchyard - isle of man. section of churchyard set aside graves of turkish internees nearby knockaloe internment camp, housed on 20,000 alien persons during 1914–18 war


although not technically part of united kingdom, during world war united kingdom government interned male citizens of central powers, principally germany, austria-hungary , ottoman turkey on island. held in internment camps @ knockaloe, close peel, , smaller 1 near douglas.


during world war ii isle of man used primary site internment of civilian enemy aliens, both male , female. camps predominantly in commandeered hotels , boarding houses in seaside towns on island. around camps males, barbed wire fences erected , military guard brought on england. low-risk internees were, however, allowed work on farms on island , go on excursions such walks or swim in sea. camps in operation 27 may 1940 5 september 1945. largest recorded number of internees on island 14,000, reached in august 1940. there ten camps on island:



mooragh camp, ramsey
peveril camp, peel
onchan camp, onchan
rushen camp, port st mary , port erin (for female , family internees only)
central camp, douglas
palace camp, douglas
metropole camp, douglas
hutchinson camp, douglas
granville camp, douglas
sefton camp, douglas









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