| Item title: | NISHIO Shirô interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/3) 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 6/3 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-94 (Serial no. 163) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 12 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 15/6/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, MEDICAL SERVICES, MEDICINE, LETTERS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 51st Independent Engineer Regt Shinai Maru |
| Names: | NISHIO Shirô, Medical Capt |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Tufi [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Cape Nelson] Bismarck Archipelago [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Medical Captain NISHIO Shirô of the 51st Independent Engineer Regiment, who was captured in Tufi on 13 April 1943. NISHIO, a 33 year old Medical Captain from Tokyo, was captured by Australian troops when he landed on the island after his boat, Shinai Maru, sank. During the interrogation, NISHIO provided information on medical services and medicine. Initially, NISHIO gave a false name at the interrogations. A translation of his letter which states his last thoughts to his wife is included in the report. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:16 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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