The Bowmanville POW camp also known as Camp 30 was a Canadian-run POW camp for German soldiers during World War II located in the community of Bowmanville, Ontario in Clarington, Ontario, Canada. In September 2013, the camp was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
Bowmanville POW camp in 2011
The Boys Training School, circa 1920s
Cafeteria and site of "Battle of Bowmanville", c. 1930
Bowmanville POW camp (2016)
Bowmanville is a town of approximately 40,000 people located in the Municipality of Clarington, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 75 km (47 mi) east of Toronto, and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Oshawa along Highway 2. Bowmanville was first incorporated as a town in 1858, but later incorporated with the neighbouring townships of Clarke and Darlington in 1974 forming the Town of Newcastle, which was renamed in 1994 to the Municipality of Clarington. Bowmanville is part of the Greater Toronto Area.
Downtown Bowmanville in 2007
Charles Bowman, the namesake of Bowmanville in the only known painting, with his family.
Postcard of the former Post Office, circa 1920s. The Town Hall building is visible to the right.
Aerial photo taken in 1919. Vanstone Mill and pond can be seen, along with the Vanstone CPR bridge.
