| Item title: | JA145573 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-192 (Serial no. 291) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 13 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 14/11/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, PRISONERS OF WAR, TRAINING, MACHINE GUNS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 51st Div 102nd Infantry Regt 3rd Bn Machine Gun Coy Headquarters Sect |
| Names: | JA145573, Sgt |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Japan–Formosa Mubo–Salamaua Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] Komiatum [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Sergeant JA145573 of the 51st Division 102nd Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion Machine Gun Company Headquarters Section, who was captured in Komiatum on 22 August 1943. JA145573, a 25 year old Sergeant from Ibaraki, was wounded and unconscious after falling off a ledge when he was captured by Australian troops. During the interrogation, JA145573 provided information on his unit organisation, machine guns, and training. He talked candidly of his feelings on being captured. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:05:46 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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