Item title: | AOKI Sorao interrogation report |
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Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/2) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
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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 6/2 |
Inst. series: | AWM55 |
Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
Item: | IR-61 (Serial no. 104) |
Item qualities | |
Quantity / desc: | 8 pages |
Access: | Open |
Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
Creation date (d/m/y): | 17/4/1943 |
Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION |
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Japanese unit names: | Obara Unit |
Names: | AOKI Sorao, Sgt |
Languages: | English |
Area: | Buna Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range] Giruwa [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area] |
Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Sergeant AOKI Sorao of Obara Unit, who was captured between Basa and Giruwa on 9 December 1942. AOKI, a 25 year old Sergeant from Hiroshima, was suffering from malaria and wounds when he was captured by Australian troops. During the interrogation, AOKI provided information on the unit movements, equipment, and morale in Japan. |
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Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:14 AM |
Source: | AJRP staff |
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