| Item title: | JA145726 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/6) 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 6/6 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-276 (Serial no. 408) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 13 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 25/4/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, ARTILLERY |
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| Japanese unit names: | 24th Field Machine Cannon Coy 1st Machine Cannon Pl 2nd Sect |
| Names: | JA145726, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Japan–Formosa Nambariwa [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Fortification Point–Sio Area] Sattelberg Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Lakona [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Lae [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Lae–Markham River Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Superior Private JA145726 of the 24th Field Machine Cannon Company 1st Machine Cannon Platoon 2nd Section, who was captured in Melanpipi about 20 miles from Lae on 28 February 1944. JA145726, a 24 year old Superior Private from Yamanashi, was captured by Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) local troops while he was digging potatoes in a local garden. During the interrogation, JA145726 provided information on unit organisation, movement, 20 mm anti-aircraft maniche cannons, and conditions in Japan. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:42 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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