| Item title: | TSUNO Keishin supplementary interrogation report no. 4 |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/1`) 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 6/1` |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-20 (Serial no. 34) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 6 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 10/1/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, PRISONERS OF WAR, RADIO BROADCASTING |
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| Japanese unit names: | 144th Infantry Regt 2nd Bn Artillery Pl |
| Names: | TSUNO Keishin, Superior Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] Oivi [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Kokoda–Wairopi Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for Superior Private TSUNO Keishin of the 144th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion Artillery (Kawamura) Platoon, who was captured in Oivi on 9 November 1942. TSUNO, a 27 year old from Fukuoka, was an ammunition carrier. TSUNO was previously interrogated twice, on 3 December 1942 and 8 December 1942. In this report, TSUNO provides information on various aspects of Japanese military life: promotion system, ration and ration scales, uniforms, diaries, looting and Japanese radio broadcasting from the US and Australia. TSUNO also mentioned that Australian priosoners of war worked in Rabaul and outlined their daily routine, and said that he had learned a few card games from Australian soldiers. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:24 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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