| Item title: | HIGASHIYAMA Nobuhiko diary |
| Title (romaji): | Higashiyama Nobuhiko nikki |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (PR90/114) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial private records |
| AJRP series: | AWM Japanese language material |
| AJRP sub-series: | Captured Japanese diaries |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | PR90/114 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | Various |
| Item: | PR90/114 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 notebook, 22 pages with entries in ink |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Category: | Personal diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 14/10/1942 to 21/11/1942 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | DESTROYERS, DIARIES, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, PACIFIC WAR, TRANSPORT, ANTI SUBMARINE |
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| Japanese unit names: | South Seas Force 843 Maru Fûun |
| Names: | HIGASHIYAMA Nobuhiko |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Manila [Philippines, Luzon] Buna Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range] |
| Content: | This item is a diary written by HIGASHIYAMA Nobuhiko, who was a reserve serviceman belonging to the South Seas Force. The diary covers the period from 14 October to 21 November 1942 which corresponded to his departure on the transport ship "843 Maru" from Japan to his transportation on the destroyer "Fûun" from Rabaul to the Buna area. The diary describes HIGASHIYAMA's everyday life on and off the ships during his journey to Buna. It also records the convoy's frequent precautions against enemy submarines and his recollections of visiting a bar in Manila. The diary was found on the Buna battlefield. |
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| Last modified: | 12/14/2000 04:59:26 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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