| Item title: | War diary for the 39th Independent Motor Car Battalion 4th Coy 1st Pl |
| Title (romaji): | Dokuritsu Jidôsha Dai 39 Daitai Dai 4 Chûtai Dai 1 Shôtai jinchû nisshi |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500023) 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 1/2/500023 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500023 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, approx. 80 pages with entries in ink and carbon copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 24/09/1943 to 10/11/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, OFFICIAL DIARIES, MOTOR VEHICLES, TRANSPORT |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 39th Independent Motor Car Bn 4th Coy 1st Pl 4th Line of Communication Engineer Unit |
| Names: | SHIMOMURA, Lt |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Yokopi [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River–Finisterre Range] Yaula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River–Finisterre Range] Bau-ak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River–Finisterre Range] Mabelebu [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River–Finisterre Range] Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] |
| Content: | This item is an official diary for the month of October 1943 recording the activities of a platoon in the 4th Company of the 39th Independent Motor Car Battalion, while stationed at Yokopi. It contains daily orders and reports concerning unit activities such as transport operations between Yaula and Yokopi, road building and maintenance, and vehicle maintenance. There are frequent reports of enemy attacks in the region, especially at Yaula and Mabelebu, eventually resulting in orders for the unit to relocate to Bau-ak. This item was captured at Hansa Bay in July 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | War diary for the 39th Independent Motor Car Battalion 4th Coy 1st Pl |
| ATIS number: | 500023 |
| Item status: | Photocopy - original document repatriated |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | SHIMOMURA, Lt |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | |
| Sender (kanji): |  |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 39th Independent Motor Car Bn 4th Coy 1st Pl 4th Line of Communication Engineer Unit |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dokuritsu Jidôsha Dai 39 Daitai Dai 4 Chûtai Dai 1 Shôtai Dai 4 Kôheitan |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Hansa Bay |
| Date of acquisition: | 07/16/1944 |
Other information | |
| Notes: | Fragile |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:17 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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