| Item title: | Letter to the father of Second Lieutenant SAKAMOTO |
| Title (romaji): | SAKAMOTO shôi no chichi ate tegami |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/240) 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: | Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 2/240 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/240 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 7 pages, handwritten in ink |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Category: | Correspondence |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/?/c1942 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | CORRESPONDENCE |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 116th Division 6214 Unit |
| Names: | SAKAMOTO, 2nd Lt; UECHI Shôichi |
| Sender: | UECHI Shôichi |
| Recipient: | SAKAMOTO |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | This item is a personal letter from UECHI Shôichi to the father of Second Lieutenant SAKAMOTO. It appears that SAKAMOTO's father was also in the army and was serving in the South Pacific. UECHI was attending Second Lieutenant SAKAMOTO when SAKAMOTO died in a field hospital. UECHI describes in the letter how SAKAMOTO was during the month leading to his death. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Letter to the father of Second Lieutenant SAKAMOTO |
| ATIS number: | |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Names: | SAKAMOTO, 2nd Lt; UECHI Shôichi |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | UECHI Shôichi |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | SAKAMOTO |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 116th Division 6214 Unit |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | 116 Shidan 6214 Butai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:29 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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