| Item title: | War diary for the Aikoku Maru 2nd Unit |
| Title (romaji): | Aikoku Maru Dai 2 Buntai jinchû nisshi |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500031) 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 1/2/500031 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500031 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, approx. 30 pages with entries in carbon copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 16/12/1941 to 27/12/1941 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, TRANSPORT SHIPS, MILITARY OPERATIONS |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | Aikoku Maru 2nd Unit Aikoku Maru 3rd Unit |
| Names: | YAMAGUCHI, 2nd Lt; TAKENAKA, L Cpl; NISHIMURA, Capt |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Buka Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bougainville, North Bougainville] Rabaul [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Wewak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] Madang [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] |
| Content: | This item is part of a war diary for the month of December, 1941, recording the movements of an army unit between Rabaul and Wewak. It describes the unit's removal aboard the Aikoku Maru from Buka, in the Solomon Islands, to Wewak, via Rabaul. The unit eventually landed east of Madang, from where they were ordered to advance towards Wewak. The diary contains a diagram of the Aikoku Maru with instructions on troop and equipment loading, as well as a detailed description of the unit's engagement with an American naval vessel while on route to Madang, and an area diagram detailing the ship's journey. Two telegraph receipts giving information on weapons transport and supplies are also attached to the diary. It was captured at Madang in May 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | War diary for the Aikoku Maru 2nd Unit |
| ATIS number: | 500031 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | YAMAGUCHI, 2nd Lt; TAKENAKA, L Cpl; NISHIMURA, Capt |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | |
| Sender (kanji): |  |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | Aikoku Maru 2nd Unit Aikoku Maru 3rd Unit |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Aikoku Maru Dai 2 Buntai, Dai 3 Buntai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Madang |
| Date of acquisition: | 05/24/1944 |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:43 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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