| Item title: | JA145698 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/6) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS interrogation reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 6/6 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-266 (Serial no. 395) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 20 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 10/4/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, MEDICAL SERVICES, HARBOUR DEFENCES, RECRUITMENT, LEAFLETS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 79th Infantry Regt Mayasan Maru |
| Names: | JA145698, 1st Class Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Japan–Formosa Palau Island [Central Pacific, Caroline Islands] Nambariwa [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Fortification Point–Sio Area] Fortification Point–Sio Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for 1st Class Private JA145698 of the 79th Infantry Regiment, who was captured in Nambariwa on 10 February 1944. JA145698, a 23 year old 1st Class Private from Kagoshima, was severely ill and wandering in the jungle when he was captured by local people and handed to the Allied troops. During the interrogation, JA145698 provided information on unit organisation, movements, scale of replacement drafts, Allied propanganda leaflets, port facilities in Palau and Wewak, medical services for the soldiers, and the economic situation in Japan. Sketches of Mayasan Maru and Palau Island are attached. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:04:44 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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