| Item title: | M159 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/4) 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 6/4 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-175 (Serial no. 271) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 10 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 10/10/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, MORALE, RIFLES, SNIPING, TRAINING |
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| Japanese unit names: | 80th Infantry Regt 1st Bn 4th Coy 1st Pl 1st Sect |
| Names: | M159, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Mubo–Salamaua Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Superior Private M159 of the 80th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 4th Company 1st Platoon 1st Section, who was captured in Tambu on 1 September 1943. M159, a 21 year old Superior Private from Osaka, was wounded and left behind by his unit during a scouting patrol. He was captured by local people and turned over to Australian troops. He was a sniper. During the interrogation, M159 provided information on his unit organisation, rifles, sniper training and morale. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:01:27 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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