| Item title: | Book of Japanese military songs |
| Title (romaji): | Gunka |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 3/4) 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: | Miscellaneous captured material |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 3/4 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 3/- Miscellaneous material |
| Item: | 3/4 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 44 pages, handwritten |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Category: | Song book |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | ?/?/1943 to ?/9/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, SONGS, SERVICE LIFE, DIARIES AND JOURNALS |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | South China Expeditionary Army |
| Names: | |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Lae [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Lae–Markham River Area] |
| Content: | This item consists of a handwritten book of 24 Japanese military songs written on a booklet constructed from army issue postcards. The unit "South China Expeditionary Army" is printed on the cover. The owner's name is illegible, but the year 1943 has been inscribed. Songs include the national anthem "Kimi ga yo", "The South China Expeditionary Army Song", "Advance into the Pacific" and "Advance of the Rising Sun". The item was captured in Lae in Sep 1943. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Book of Japanese military songs |
| ATIS number: | |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Names: | |
| Names (kanji ): |  |
| Sender: | |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | South China Expeditionary Army |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Nanshi Haken Gun |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Lae |
| Date of acquisition: | 09/01/1943 |
Other information | |
| Notes: | This item was donated by a US lab technician from the 23rd Port HQ dispensary. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:07:59 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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