| Item title: | TAMAOKI Akira interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/2) 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 6/2 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-62 (Serial no. 105) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 10 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 17/4/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, TRANSPORT |
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| Japanese unit names: | 55th Supply Regt 2nd Coy |
| Names: | TAMAOKI Akira, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Buna Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range] Kokoda Track [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range] Kokoda–Wairopi Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range] Port Moresby [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Port Moresby Area] Kumusi River [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Superior Private TAMAOKI Akira of the 55th Supply Regiment 2nd Company, who was captured near the Kumusi River in March 1943. TAMAOKI, a 25 year old Superior Private from Ehime, was suffering from exhaustion and malaria when he was captured by US troops. TAMAOKI was a member of a transport company which was involved in the attack on Port Moresby by Japanese troops. During the interrogation, TAMAOKI provided information on unit movements, organisation, equipment and battles in Papua. |
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Other information | |
| Notes: | Date of capture is March 1943 with no specific date. It is not possible to fill in the field with unspecified date. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:07:00 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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