| Item title: | Record of meritorious service for deceased soldier HISAYAMA Takesuke |
| Title (romaji): | Shibotsusha Hisayama Takesuke Jôtôhei kôseki meibo |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500035) 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 |
| AJRP folder: | Records of meritorious service for deceased soldiers from the 78th Infantry Regiment |
Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/2/500035 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500035 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 4 mimeographed pages with handwritten entries in ink |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document, Service record |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 16/10/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, DEATH CERTIFICATE, SERVICE RECORD |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 20th Division 78th Infantry Regt 1st Infantry Gun Det 8th Division 8th Army Service Corps Regt 20th Division 2nd Field Hospital |
| Names: | HISAYAMA Takesuke, Pte; ZEITA, 2nd Lt |
| Sender: | ZEITA, 2nd Lt |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Baiba [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River–Finisterre Range] Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] Anamo [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] |
| Content: | This item is a record of service for Superior Private HISAYAMA Takesuke of the 78th Infantry Regiment 1st Infantry Gun Detachment, who died in battle at Baiba in October 1943, after his unit landed in Hansa Bay the previous May. As well as the date and cause of death, the document lists HISAYAMA's service record in the Imperial Army beginning with his induction into the 8th Army Service Corps Regiment. After joining the 78th Infantry Regiment in 1942, HISAYAMA participated in military operations at Palau, before landing with his unit at Hansa Bay in May 1943. HISAYAMA's service record gives a detailed description of his final expedition, including a small diagram of the area where he was killed. This item was captured at Anamo in July 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Record of meritorious service for deceased soldier HISAYAMA Takesuke |
| ATIS number: | 1/2/500035 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | HISAYAMA Takesuke, Pte; ZEITA, 2nd Lt |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | ZEITA, 2nd Lt |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): |  |
| Japanese unit names: | 20th Division 78th Infantry Regt 1st Infantry Gun Det 8th Division 8th Army Service Corps Regt 20th Division 2nd Field Hospital |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 20 Shidan Hohei Dai 78 Rentai Dai 1 Hohei Hôshôtai Dai 8 Shidan Shichôhei Dai 8 Rentai Dai 20 Shidan Dai 2 Yasen Byôin |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Anamo |
| Date of acquisition: | 07/20/1944 |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:10 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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