English Camp page The English Camp in Groningen after the Great
War: 1919 - 1958 This is the thirteenth and last part of a
series of articles on the history of the English Camp in
Groningen, Holland where 1,500 British servicemen were interned
during the Great War 1914 – 1918. | “Female Students of
Groningen house a number of their Viennese counterparts for
seven weeks. They have been put up in the former internment camp
of the British, pleasantly restored. On this picture one can see
the Viennese ladies with in their midst, Lt Col Hogervorst,
Commander of the Rabenhauptkazerne. In the background can be
seen hut T, the original housing for the Dutch guards. Hut K was
the British PO cum library. To the left can be seen the guards
room which is shown in the picture accompanying article 8 in
this series, apparently being pulled down. In the immediate
aftermath of the war, the English Camp housed repatriated
British PoW from Germany who were ill, and PoW of other
nationalities. Afterwards, the buildings and groun