| Item title: | Military postal savings book for MAWATARI Gentarô |
| Title (romaji): | Mawatari Gentarô no gunji yûbin chokin tsûchô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500258/3) 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 1/2/500258/3 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500258/3 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 booklet, 4 folds |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Savings book |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 30/7/1942 to 20/1/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, SALARIES |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | Akatsuki 9738 Unit 18th Army shipping unit |
| Names: | MAWATARI Gentarô |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Korako [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] |
| Content: | This item is a military postal savings book issued to MAWATARI Gentarô. The front cover contains columns for account number, the agency responsible for the original register, remarks, address and name. The back cover shows a list of instructions. The savings book was issued by the Shimonoseki branch of the Postal Savings Department. The unit name written in the address space indicates MAWATARI belonged to one of the 18th Army shipping units (Akatsuki 9738 Unit). The rest of the savings book consists of columns for transaction records. The transactions occurred between on 30 July 1942 and 20 January 1944. This item was captured at Korako on 24 April 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Military postal savings book for MAWATARI Gentarô |
| ATIS number: | 500258/3 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | MAWATARI Gentarô |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | |
| Sender (kanji): |  |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | Akatsuki 9738 Unit 18th Army shipping unit |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Akatsuki 9738 Butai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Korako |
| Date of acquisition: | 04/24/1944 |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:09:16 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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