Knockaloe and Douglas Internment Camp medal
Date made: 1915
Description: A Knockaloe and Douglas Camp medal, dated 1914-1915. In one half of its wooden box, there is a manuscript paper note with the inscription 'In/ remembrance/ of the watch maker at Douglas Camp/ 26.11.1915'. The donor was a boy scout messenger at the Douglas Camp in 1915.
Internees were held on the Isle of Man in two camps, a requisitioned holiday camp in Douglas and a purpose built camp located at Knockaloe near Peel on the west coast of the Island. These held at their peaks over 4,000 and 23,000 men in some cases for nearly five years between opening in 1914 and final closure in 1919. Over 30,000 men passed through Knockaloe between 1914 and 1917 more than the population of Douglas the largest town.
Measurements: Box: 5.9 cm x 5.9 cm; overall: 4.5 cm
Materials: alloy, paper, wood
Object name: medal
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1977-0058
Subject tags : #WW1INTERNMENTMUSEUMCOLLECTIONS