| Item title: | War diary for the 39th Ind Motor Car Battalion 4th Coy |
| Title (romaji): | Dokuritsu Jidôsha Dai 39 Taitai Dai 4 Chûtai jinchû nisshi |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500003) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
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 |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/2/500003 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500003 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, approx. 100 pages with entries in ink and carbon copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 01/09/1943 to 30/09/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, OFFICIAL DIARIES, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD CONSTRUCTION |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 39th Independent Motor Car Bn 4th Coy 4th Line of Communication Engineer Unit |
| Names: | KIYOMIYA, Lt; SHIMADA, Lt |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Yaula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River–Finisterre Range] Madang [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] |
| Content: | This item is a war diary recording the activities of the 39th Independent Motor Car Battalion stationed near Yuala. It contains orders and daily reports of unit activities, including vehicle maintenance, road maintenance, and the transport and distribution of munitions and supplies between Yuala and several other locations. It also records details of damages suffered from enemy attacks. There are also several maps and diagrams referring to transport activities. It was captured at Hansa Bay in July 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | War diary for the 39th Ind Motor Car Battalion 4th Coy |
| ATIS number: | 500003 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | KIYOMIYA, Lt; SHIMADA, Lt |
| Names (kanji ): | |
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| Sender (kanji): |  |
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| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 39th Independent Motor Car Bn 4th Coy 4th Line of Communication Engineer Unit |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dokuritsu Jidôsha Dai 39 Taitai dai 4 Chûtai; Dai 4 Kôheitan |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Hansa Bay |
| Date of acquisition: | 07/10/1944 |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:08:31 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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