| Item title: | Report on maltreatment of the Japanese soldiers by the Australian soldiers |
| Title (romaji): | TaiGô jiko ni kansuru ken hôkoku 8 sakudan shohatsu dai 13 gô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/108) 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: | Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 2/108 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/108 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 3 pages, handwritten in pen |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Correspondence |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 13/4/1946 |
| Conflict code: | Post-war (related to WW2) |
| Keywords: | LABOUR, PUNISHMENT |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 3rd Working Group |
| Names: | KUROYANAGI Michihei; NOMURA Hiroshi; HIMOTO Yoshitaka; IIDA Masao |
| Sender: | Leader, 8th Working Group |
| Recipient: | Commander of Working Groups |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | This document reports the maltreatment of four Japanese soldiers by four Australian soldiers. The Japanese soldiers were forced to run back and forth before the start of the work, were hit by the Australians, and forced to engage in dangerous work. The Japanese officer reports the incidents to the Australian counterpart and receives an assurance that it would not happen again. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Report on maltreatment of the Japanese soldiers by the Australian soldiers |
| ATIS number: | |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | KUROYANAGI Michihei; NOMURA Hiroshi; HIMOTO Yoshitaka; IIDA Masao |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | Leader, 8th Working Group |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | Commander of Working Groups |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 3rd Working Group |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 3 Shûdan |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:06 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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