| Item title: | The status of Indian labourers as a substitute for assistant soldiers |
| Title (romaji): | Heihodaiyô Indojin ninpu mibun no ken |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/103) 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 2/103 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/103 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 page, typed |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Statement |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 2/4/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | LABOUR |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | Southern Forces |
| Names: | KURODA Shigenori |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | The document explains that the Indian labourers who were incorporated into the 1st to 7th Special Land Service Companies, 16th to 20th Special Sea Service Companies, 26th and 27th Special Construction Service Companies are regarded as labourers who have been employed as a substitute for labour which should have been supplied by assistant soldiers. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | The status of Indian labourers as a substitute for assistant soldiers |
| ATIS number: | |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | KURODA Shigenori |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | |
| Sender (kanji): |  |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | Southern Forces |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Nanpôgun |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | The document is a translation of a document which was written in 1943. It is most likely that the document was used for Gen IMAMURA's trial. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:22 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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