| Item title: | War diary for the 39th Independent Motor Car Bn 4th Coy |
| Title (romaji): | Dokuritsu Jidôsha Dai 39 Daitai Dai 4 Chûtai jinchû nisshi |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500022) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | AWM 82 captured Japanese documents |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS material registered as B documents |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/2/500022 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500022 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, approx. 50 pages, with entries in carbon copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 01/02/1943 to 21/02/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, OFFICIAL DIARIES, MOTOR VEHICLES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT SHIPS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 39th Independent Motor Car Bn 4th Coy 16th Army Field Mechanical Wksp Gyokubô Maru |
| Names: | SHIMADA, Lt; WAKABAYASHI, PO |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Batavia (Jakarta) [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Java (Jawa)] Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] |
| Content: | This item is an official diary for the month of February 1943, recording the activities of the 39th Independent Motor Car Battalion while stationed in Jakarta. It contains a full list of the company, and reports and orders regarding the unit's preparation for a major transport operation from Jakarta aboard the transport ship 'Gyokubô Maru.' There are several diagrams of the ship, with instructions on loading of vehicles and personnel, as well as orders and reports concerning daily activities and duties such as mechanical tuition, vehicle maintenance, and the hospitalisation of sick and injured soldiers. It was captured at Hansa Bay in July 1944 |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | War diary for the 39th Independent Motor Car Bn 4th Coy |
| ATIS number: | 500022 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | SHIMADA, Lt; WAKABAYASHI, PO |
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| Sender (kanji): |  |
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| Japanese unit names: | 39th Independent Motor Car Bn 4th Coy 16th Army Field Mechanical Wksp Gyokubô Maru |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dokuritsu Jidôsha Dai 39 Daitai Dai 4 Chûtai; Dai 16 Gun Yasen Jidôsha Shô; Gyokubô Maru |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Hansa Bay |
| Date of acquisition: | 07/10/1944 |
Other information | |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:07:13 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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