| Item title: | JA147008 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/6) 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 6/6 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-253 (Serial no. 379) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 9 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 17/3/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | CHEMICAL WARFARE, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTERROGATION, INTELLIGENCE, TROOPSHIPS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 17th Div 53rd Infantry Regt 1st Bn 4th Coy 2nd Pl 4th Sect Gokoku Maru |
| Names: | JA147008, 1st Class Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | New Britain [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] Tuluvu [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] Cape Gloucester [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] Shanghai [China–Hong Kong] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for 1st Class Private JA147008 of the 17th Division 53rd Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 4th Company 2nd Platoon 4th Section, who was captured at Cape Gloucester on 8 January 1944. JA147008, a 21 year old 1st Class Private from Hyôgo, was wounded but managed to climb out of the trench when he was captured by US troops. During the interrogation, JA147008 provided information on unit organisation, movements, Gokoku Maru in which he was transported to Rabaul from Shanghai, and training against chemical warfare. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:23 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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