| Item title: | Combined interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/10) 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 6/10 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-434 (Serial no. 585) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 12 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 14/9/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION |
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| Japanese unit names: | 141st Infantry Regt 53rd Infantry Regt |
| Names: | JA147263, Superior Pte; JA147600, Civilian Employee; JA147087, Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Shanghai [China–Hong Kong] New Britain [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] Sentani [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)] Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) |
| Content: | This is a combined Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for three prisoners of war. They were captured between February and May 1944 in New Britain and at Sentani in Dutch New Guinea. JA147263 was a university graduate with two years' study experience at Cincinatti and Columbia Universities. He was annoyed when his English was not utilised in the Army. During the interrogation, they provided information on unit organisation and movements. JA147263 described his reactions to being captured. Two sketches of Japanese military vehicles and sketch maps of Shanghai are attached. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:12 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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