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Knockaloe Internment Camp

Coordinates: 54°12′19″N 4°42′16″W / 54.20535°N 4.70456°W / 54.20535; -4.70456
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Knockaloe Internment Camp.Painting by George Kenner.

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 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]

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References

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  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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