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TABLE of CONTENTS

Part 1: ABOUT

a.) THIS SITE
     -About This Site
     -About My Grandfather
     -"Java Private Tour" Story

b.) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
     -Dedication
     -In Appreciation
     -Sources & Resources
     -Please Follow, Support, Visit

c.) HELP NEEDED
     -Addresses
     -Contact: Robert T. Tan
     -Specific Family Info
     -Additional 
     -Identify Photos
     -Corrections & Updates

d.) SITE UPDATES
 

Part 2: THE MAN

 

​a.) EARLY LIFE
     -Earliest Known Photos
     -Birth & Early Life
     -Birth Place

b.) SOCIAL, COMMUNITY, FINANCIAL
     -Social Life
     -Community
     -Financial

c.) BEST FRIEND? (Boen Gan Tan)

d.) PERSONAL PHOTO ALBUM of KAREL H. G. BOS
     -Intro
     -Photos     

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  • About

  • Friends & Family

  • East Java Hill Country

  • Public Swimming Pool

  • Natural Swimming Hole

  • Coban Rondo Waterfall, Batu

  • ?

  • Bridges

  • Mt. Bromo

  • Lake & Hotel (East Java Hill Country?)

  • Chinese Temple

Part 3: THE FAMILY​

a.) FAMILY
     -Wife
     -Children
     -Siblings
     -Parents
     -Family Trip?
     -Divorce

b.) PERSONAL RESIDENCES
     -Disclaimer
     -1930s Kajoetangan Straat, Malang
     -1930s Kasin Kidoel #5, Malang
     -1932-1934 Regenstraat 24, Malang
     -1934-? Tjelaket 64, Malang
     -1930s (mid-late?) Jalan Idjen, Malang
     -1930s (late?)- 1943 Jalan Oro-oro Dowo
     -About 1930s-1940s Oro Oro Dowo Area

c.) FAMILY TREE
     -Family Tree
     -Surviving Children (& their children)

d.) KAREL'S CHILDREN LEAVE INDONESIA
     -Leaving Indonesia
     -The Voyage
     -M.S. Oranje
 

Part 4: THE ARCHITECT

a.) K. BOS: ARCHITECT
     -Apprenticeship?
     -Passes Final Exam & KES (School)
     -Career
     -The Karsten Connection
     -Newspaper Ads & Notices
     -Business Offices
     -Studio Malang (Ong Kian Bie)

b.) ARCHITECTURE: RESIDENTIAL
     -Note (Disclaimer)
     -1933 Jalan Guntur 31, Malang   
     -1930-1935? Tanggamus 23, Malang
     -1934 Kajoetangan & Smeroestraal, Malang
     -1934 Tjelaket 63, Malang
     -1935 Jalan Ijen 66, Malang
     -1935-41? Jalan Ijen 56, Malang
     -1935-36 Jalan Oro-Oro Dowo 1, (Welirang 41), Malang
     -1939 Jalan Kangean 2, Surabaya
     -1941 Jalan Besar Dempo 2, Malang
     -1930s-1940s? Jalan WIlis 27, Malang
     -1930s-1940s? Jalan Pahlawan Trip 2, Malang

c.) ARCHITECTURE: COMMERCIAL
     -1931 Societeit de Harmonie Te Kawisar (renovation), Blitar
     -1931-1932 Hotel Mabes, Malang
     -1933-1935: Electric (PLN) Building
     -1934 Tan Jewelry Store, Malang
     -1935 Semeru-Kayutangan Complex, Malang
     -1936 The Twin Buildings (The Gateway to West Malang), Malang
     -1938 Rex Cinema, Malang
     -Late1930s? Shopping & Residential Complex, Malang
     -1941 Atrium Theater (renovation)
     
 

Part 5: THE WW2 PRISONER


a.) KNIL ARMY & THE RESISTANCE
     -Dutch Colonial Rule
     -KNIL: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
     -The Japanese Occupation
     -K. Bos in The Resistance

b.) CAPTURE & INTERNMENT CAMP
     -The Kempeitai
     -Taken Prisoner
     -Kesilir Internment Camp
     -The Postcards!
     -Kesilir
     -Internment Camps on Java
     -Kesilir Camp Leaders
     -Sketch by Kesilir Prisoner

c.) PRISONER OF WAR CAMP
     -Transferred from Internment Camp
     -Bondowoso Military Prison Camp
     -K. Bos: Prisoner of War Map (part 1)

d.) EXECUTION
     -Family History Re: Execution
     -Execution in Tasnan Forest
     -K. Bos: Prisoner of War Map (part 2)
     -Executioner

e.) THREE GRAVES
     -1943: The First Grave
     -1945: The Search for Recovery
     -1948: The Discovery & Exhumation
     -1949: The Reburial Efforts
     -1949: The Second Grave
     -1949: The Third Grave
     -The Other 36 Victims
     -K. Bos: Prisoner & Grave Maps
     -Official Investigation Report
     -War Grave Documentation
     -K. Bos: Official War Graves Foundation Page

Part 6: MORE

a.) MISTAKES
     -Wrong Info
     -Inconsistent Spellings
     -Inconsistent Formatting

b.) K. BOS in VIDEOS, MUSEUMS, BOOKS, & ARTICLES
     -K. Bos in Museums
     -K. Bos in Videos
     -K. Bos in Books
     -K. Bos in Articles

c.) K. BOS in SOCIAL MEDIA & WEBSITES
     -K. Bos on Instagram
     -K. Bos on Facebook
     -K. Bos in Blogs
     -K. Bos on Pinterest
     -K. Bos on Lemon8
     -K. Bos on Websites

d.) ERA MOVIES
     -Malang (& Java's) Dutch Colonial Heritage & Architecture
     -WW2 & Japanese Occupation of Java
          -P.O.W. Focused
     -Indonesia's War for Independence
     -Reminiscing
     -Further Suggestions

e.) ERA BOOKS & READING 
     -Books
     -Memoirs/Survivor Accounts
     -Explore Further

f.) GLOSSARY / TRANSLATIONS

© 2023 by Karel H. G. Bos. All rights reserved.

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