| Item title: | Front line inspection and reconditioning of wet canisters |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/22) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS enemy publications |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 5/22 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-248 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 8 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Instruction manual |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 20/12/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | CHEMICAL WARFARE, MILITARY INSTRUCTION MANUAL, MILITARY TRAINING |
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| Japanese unit names: | China Expeditionary Force Chemical Warfare Training Unit |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, WewakâMadang Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Nubia airfield (near Hansa Bay) on 22 June 1944 during the Japanese retreat across northern New Guinea from the Huon Peninsula campaigns. This item is a pamphlet entitled "Simple front line method of wet canister inspection and emergency reconditioning", issued in May 1941 by the Chemical Warfare Training Unit, China Expeditionary Force. It contains information on the testing and reconditioning by heating of wet chemical canisters. It also contains specifications for a Type 94 collective protector and a variety of red and smoke candles. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:20 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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