| Item title: | WATANABE Shôtarô interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/4) 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 6/4 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-149 (Serial no. 231) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 5 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 18/8/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, ANTI AIRCRAFT, ARTILLERY |
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| Japanese unit names: | 50th Independent Anti-Aircraft Bn 3rd Coy |
| Names: | WATANABE Shôtarô, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Dampier strait [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Superior Private WATANABE Shôtarô of the 50th Independent Anti-Aircraft Battalion 3rd Company, who was captured on an unknown Papuan island on 16 March 1943. WATANABE, a 24 year old Superior Private from Yamagata, was unconscious when he was captured by Australian troops. After the sinking of Oigawa Maru, he and three companions drifted on a raft for twelve days. He was the only survivor. During the interrogation, WATANABE provided some information on anti-aircraft guns and equipment and morale among the Japanese troops. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:16 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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