| Item title: | Casualty records for the 38th Independent Anti-aircraft Field Gun Coy |
| Title (romaji): | Jijitsu gennin shômeisho, Dokuritsu Yasen Kôshahô Dai 38 Chûtai |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500049) 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: | ATIS material registered as B documents |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/2/500049 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500049 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, approx. 130 mimeographed pages with handwritten entries in ink and mimeograph copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document, Medical record |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 18/03/1943 to 24/03/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, CASUALTIES, HOSPITALS, PATIENTS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 41st Division 3rd Field Hospital 38th Independent Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Coy 38th Independent Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Coy 2nd Pl 56th Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Bn 44th Line of Communication HQ |
| Names: | TAKADÔ, Lt |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Wewak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] Ulingan [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] Palau Island [Central Pacific, Caroline Islands] |
| Content: | This item is a collection of certificates kept by the 3rd Independent Field Hospital of the 41st Division, recording 108 casualties among the 38th Independent Anti-aircraft Gun Company between March 1943 and March 1944. Each certificate gives the name, rank and service record of the soldier in question, followed by the date and nature illness or injury suffered (malaria being the most frequent complaint). In the case of injury, quite detailed descriptions of the battle or attack in which the incident occurred are provided. Each certificate is verified and stamped by the company commander, a Lieutenant TAKADÔ. This item was captured at Hansa Bay in June 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Casualty records for the 38th Independent Anti-aircraft Field Gun Coy |
| ATIS number: | 500049 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | TAKADÔ, Lt |
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| Japanese unit names: | 41st Division 3rd Field Hospital 38th Independent Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Coy 38th Independent Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Coy 2nd Pl 56th Field Anti-aircraft Artillery Bn 44th Line of Communication HQ |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 41 Shidan Dai 3 Yasen Byôin Dokuritsu Yasen Kôshahô Dai 38 Chûtai Dokuritsu Yasen Kôshahô Dai 38 Chûtai Dai 2 Shôtai Yasen Kôshahô Dai 56 Daitai Dai 44 Heitan Shireibu |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Hansa Bay |
| Date of acquisition: | 06/20/1944 |
Other information | |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:08:19 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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