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ITEM FORM
Item title: Medical records from the 2nd Field Hospital
Title (romaji): Byôsho nisshi
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500321)
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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
AJRP folder:
Location details
Institution: Australian War Memorial
Call number: AWM 82 1/2/500321
Inst. series: AWM 82
Inst. sub-series: 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents
Item: 1/2/500321
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 1 book, approx. 20 pages with handwritten entries in ink
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Medical record
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): ?/2/1944
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, FIELD HOSPITALS, MEDICAL RECORDS
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Japanese unit names:41st Division 2nd Field Hospital
20th Division 80th Infantry Regt
Names: OKUGURA Haruyasu, Sgt; TAKASHIMA; ÔUE
Languages: Japanese
Area:Erima [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area]
Malala [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area]
Content: This item is a diary for the month of February 1944, recording the treatment and symptoms of soldiers admitted to the 2nd Field Hospital. It describes the symptoms of illnesses such as malaria, and notes on the type of treatment given. Most of the entries have been made by a sergeant OKUGURA, and stamped with his official seal, but there are also stamps belonging to officers TAKASHIMA and ÔUE. At the back of the diary are two patient charts recording body temperature, urine and bowel movements. This item was captured at Malala in August 1944.
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details
Title: Medical records from the 2nd Field Hospital
ATIS number: 500321 (213751)
Item status: Original document
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Names: OKUGURA Haruyasu, Sgt; TAKASHIMA; ÔUE
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Japanese unit names: 41st Division 2nd Field Hospital
20th Division 80th Infantry Regt
Japanese unit names (romaji):Dai 41 Shidan Dai 2 Yasen Byôin
Dai 20 Shidan Hohei Dai 80 Rentai
Japanese unit names (kanji)
Place of acquisition: Malala
Date of acquisition: 06/08/1944
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Last modified:03/05/2009 10:05:58 AM
Source:AJRP staff



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