| Item title: | M163 supplementary interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/4) 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 interrogation reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 6/4 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-183 (Serial no. 281) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 10 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 27/10/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, JAPANESE MACHINE GUNS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 102nd Infantry Regt 2nd Bn 7th Coy 1st Pl |
| Names: | M163, Sgt |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Huon Peninsula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] Mubo–Salamaua Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] Lae [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Lae–Markham River Area] Salamaua [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Sergeant M163 of the 102nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion 7th Company 1st Platoon, who was captured in Lae on 15 September 1943. M163, a 26 year old Sergeant from Chiba, was unconscious after knocking his head on an oil drum when he tried to flee from the Australians. He was captured by Australian troops. During the interrogation, M163 provided information on unit organisation and movements, particularly during the campaigns in Lae and Salamaua. He was a machine-gunner. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:45 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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