Camp Columbia (Wacol)

As the war progressed further north through the Pacific, the American moved out of Camp Columbia and part of it was transferred to the Netherlands East Indies Government-In-Exile. It was then occupied by soldiers of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, or in Dutch, Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (KNIL). The Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service (NEFIS) was headquartered here and conducted training to enable operations in support of the Allied campaigns in the South West Pacific. It also housed the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Women's Corps after it was formed from Dutch civilians within Australia, Dutch colonies and from liberated regions of the Netherlands. The Netherlands Indies Civil Administration (NICA) was a semi-military and civilian organisation responsible for restoring the civil administration of the Dutch East Indies upon liberation. It also handled civilian refugees from the Dutch East Indies, their welfare and eventual repatriation. ==See also==