| Item title: | JA145639 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-207 (Serial no. 307) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 13 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 5/12/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, PRISONERS OF WAR, LEAFLET DROPPING |
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| Japanese unit names: | 41st Div 238 Infantry Regt 2nd Bn Machine Gun Coy |
| Names: | JA145639, 1st Class Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Lae–Markham River Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for 1st Class Private JA145639 of the 41st Division 238 Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion Machine-gun Company, who was captured 50 km west of Lae on 25 October 1943. JA145639, a 24 year old 1st Class Private from Gunma, was too weak to resist when he was captured by Australian troops. During the interrogation, JA145639 provided information on his unit organisation, movements, and other matters, such as being a prisoner of war and Allied propaganda leaflets. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:36 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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