| Item title: | MIYAMOTO Kenzô 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-159 (Serial no. 247) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 8 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 10/9/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, TRANSPORT SHIPS, MORALE |
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| Japanese unit names: | 2nd Shipping Regt HQ 120th Shore Duties Coy 3rd Pl 3rd Sect (Akatsuki 7290) |
| Names: | MIYAMOTO Kenzô, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Japan–Formosa Buna Area [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 MIYAMOTO Kenzô of the 2nd Shipping Regiment Headquarters 120th Shore Duties Company 3rd Platoon 3rd Section (Akatsuki 7290) , who was captured in Giruwa on 21 January 1943. MIYAMOTO, a 35 year old Superior Private from Akita, was too weak with malaria to resist when he was captured by Australian troops. During the interrogation, MIYAMOTO provided information on his unit organisation and morale in Japan. His statements were brief and sketchy. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:05:13 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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