| Item title: | JA147096 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/8) 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 6/8 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-347 (Serial no. 491) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 page |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 16/7/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, AIR RAIDS, AERIAL OPERATIONS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 238th Infantry Regt 1 Bn |
| Names: | JA147096, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Tapen [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Sio–Bogadjim Area] Wewak–Madang Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for JA147096 of the 238th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, who was captured near Gali (10 miles north-east of Tapen) on 3 March 1944. JA147096, a Superior Private, was captured by natives while suffering from malaria and hunger and handed over to US troops. During the interrogation, JA147096 provided information on Allied prisoners of war and Japanese procedures at Wewak when under Allied air attack. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:07 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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