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Item title: Personnel list
Title (romaji): Meibo
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/268)
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AJRP details
AJRP module: Australian War Memorial official records
AJRP series: AWM 82 captured Japanese documents
AJRP sub-series: Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District
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Location details
Institution: Australian War Memorial
Call number: AWM 82 2/268
Inst. series: AWM 82
Inst. sub-series: 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul)
Item: 2/268
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 1 book, 36 pages, written in ink
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Personnel list
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 19/3/1946
Conflict code: Post-war (related to WW2)
Keywords:PERSONNEL DOCUMENTS, WAR CRIMES TRIALS, WAR CRIMINALS - SUSPECTS
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names:
Japanese unit names:26th Field Freight Depot
26th Field Automobile Depot
6th Field Military Police
2nd Special Land Duty Coy
4th Special Land Duty Coy
6th Special Land Duty Coy
20th Special Sea Duty Coy
8th Area Army Construction Unit
26th Field Ordnance Depot
7th Field Heavy Artillery Regt
28th Construction Unit
67th Line of Communication Hospital
1st Mixed Regt
2nd Mixed Regt
3rd Independent Heavy Artillery Bn
27th Special Construction Coy
South East Area Navy Civil Administration Section
Minamizaki (3rd) Group
Kokopo (11th) Group
Names:
Languages: Japanese
Area:Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain]
Content: This item is a list of Japanese servicemen remaining in Rabaul as of 19 March 1946. Most of these servicemen appear to be alleged war criminals. Names, ranks and dates of admission (to a camp for suspected war criminals) are summarised by unit. The item also has a section which specifies whether the person's trial has been completed or not.
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details
Title: Personnel list
ATIS number:
Item status: Original document
Item type: Unpublished, Official
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Japanese unit names: 26th Field Freight Depot
26th Field Automobile Depot
6th Field Military Police
2nd Special Land Duty Coy
4th Special Land Duty Coy
6th Special Land Duty Coy
20th Special Sea Duty Coy
8th Area Army Construction Unit
26th Field Ordnance Depot
7th Field Heavy Artillery Regt
28th Construction Unit
67th Line of Communication Hospital
1st Mixed Regt
2nd Mixed Regt
3rd Independent Heavy Artillery Bn
27th Special Construction Coy
South East Area Navy Civil Administration Section
Minamizaki (3rd) Group
Kokopo (11th) Group
Japanese unit names (romaji):Dai 26 Yasen Kamotsushô; Dai 26 Yasen Jidôshashô; Dai 6 Yasen Kenpeitai; Tokusetsu Rikujô Kinmu Dai 2 Chûtai; Tokusetsu Rikujô Kinmu Dai 4 Chûtai; Tokusetsu Rikujô Kinmu Dai 6 Chûtai; Tokusetsu Kaijô Kinmu Dai 20 Chûtai; Dai 8 Hômengun Chikujôtai; Dai 26 Yasen Heikishô; Dai 7 Yasen Jûhôhei Rentai; Dai 28 Setsueitai; Dai 67 Heitan Byôin; Konsei Dai 1 Rentai; Konsei Dai 2 Rentai; Dokuritsu Jûhôhei Dai 3 Daitai; Kaigun Minseibu; Minamizaki Dai 5 Dan; Kokopo Shûdan
Japanese unit names (kanji)
Place of acquisition: Rabaul Area
Date of acquisition:
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Last modified:03/05/2009 10:07:43 AM
Source:AJRP staff



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