| Item title: | JA147051 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/5) 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 6/5 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-231 (Serial no. 375) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 22 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 5/3/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, TROOPSHIPS, FLAG SIGNALLING |
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| Japanese unit names: | 9th Shipping Engineer Regt 1st Coy 2nd Pl 6th Sect |
| Names: | JA147051, 1st Class Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Japan–Formosa Huon Peninsula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for 1st Class Private JA147051 of the 9th Shipping Engineer Regiment 1st Company 2nd Platoon 6th Section, who was captured in Saidor on 3 January 1944. JA147051, a 23 year old 1st Class Private from Yamaguchi, was suffering from malaria and hiding in a trench near the beach when he was captured by US troops. During the interrogation, he provided information on his unit organisation, movements, troop ships, semaphor signals, air raids by the Allies, and morale among the troops. A sketch of a high-speed boat, Class A and Class B, is attached. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:05:40 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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