| Item title: | War diary for the 222nd Infantry Regt 1st Machine Gun Coy |
| Title (romaji): | Hohei Dai 222 Rentai Dai 1 Kikanjû Chûtai jinchû nisshi |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500009) 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 1/2/500009 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500009 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, approx. 60 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 01/06/1943 to 30/06/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, OFFICIAL DIARIES |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 36th Division 222nd Infantry Regt 1st Machine Gun Coy |
| Names: | IMAI, Lt; SHIKANO, Lt; OKAMOTO, Division Cdr |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Qinyuen [China–Hong Kong, Shanxi] Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] |
| Content: | This item is a war diary recording the activities of the 222nd Infantry Regiment 1st Machine Gun Company stationed the Qin Yuen district of China. It contains daily reports and orders concerning unit activities and duties, including barrack maintenance, weapons drill, and inspection patrols. There are also news reports of regional campaigns and enemy attacks, and details of medial/dental treatment received by unit members. It was captured at Hansa Bay in July 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | War diary for the 222nd Infantry Regt 1st Machine Gun Coy |
| ATIS number: | 500009 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | IMAI, Lt; SHIKANO, Lt; OKAMOTO, Division Cdr |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | |
| Sender (kanji): |  |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 36th Division 222nd Infantry Regt 1st Machine Gun Coy |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 36 Shidan Hohei Dai 222 Rentai Dai 1 Kikanjû Chûtai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Hansa Bay |
| Date of acquisition: | 07/29/1944 |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:00 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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