The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Group portrait of Midget Submarine trainees in training in Kure, Japan. Identified front left is Lieutenant (Lt) Keiu Matsuo; and rear left is Lieutenant Kinshi Chuma both commanders of Midget Submarines launched from carrier submarines I-22 and I-27, in the attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942. Lt Chuma's submarine was caught in the boom net and blown up by its crew of two. Both of the officers were among the four bodies subsequently recovered.
Dark blue cotton commemorative scarf (furoshiki) bearing a poem composed by Mrs Matsuo. The poem has been printed on to the furoshiki in white characters. The poem on this scarf was composed by Mrs
Japanese katana sword blade. The Japanese sword polisher, Kotoken Kajihara noted in 1986 that: 'This particular work of SHIGETAKA was done in the second generation. Jihada is Mokume-hada and beautiful
Black leather sword cover with 5 press studs, three have black tops and two are missing the top half. This sword cover was recovered from the midget Japanese submarine which was sunk in Sydney Harbo
Japanese Midget submarine which is a composite of two submarines - the Ha-21 and the Ha-14. The original submarine type was constructed of 6.4mm steel plate in five sections: Forward section incorpor
Imperial Japanese Nambu Type 14 semi-automatic pistol with cotton cord lanyard attached. The pistol fires an 8 x 22 mm round, with an 8 round box magazine. This Nambu Type 14 pistol was used by Lieu
MEMBERS OF THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL NAVY MIDGET SUBMARINE ATTACK GROUP WHO CARRIED OUT SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS ON DIEGO SUAREZ (MADAGASCAR) AND SYDNEY HARBOUR ON 1942-05-31. THE MEMBERS ARE ABOARD THE MIDGE
Leather flying helmet with a fold-down brim secured by a single snap fastener. The helmet has a leather chinstrap with a leather covered steel buckle. At the ears are holes for the insertion of commun
JAPAN. 1941-11. FIRST SUB-LIEUTENANT KANDA, ENGINEER, WITH SECOND SUB-LIEUTENANT KEIU MATSUO (RIGHT) ON BOARD THE SHIP TAKITA MARU. IN MAY 1942 MATSUO COMMANDED I-22'S MIDGET SUBMARINE IN THE ATTACK O
JAPAN. 1941-11. FIRST SUB-LIEUTENANT KEIU MATSUO, COMMANDER OF I-22'S MIDGET SUBMARINE IN THE ATTACK ON SYDNEY HARBOUR ON 31 MAY 1942. HIS BODY WAS ONE OF FOUR RECOVERED. (DONOR: H. CLARKE).
JAPAN. 1941-11. ON BOARD THE SHIP TAKITA-MARU, LIEUTENANT KEIU MATSUO, A CREW MEMBER OF I-22 CARRIER SUBMARINE IN THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOUR ON 1941-12-07. IN MAY 1942 MATSUO COMMANDED I-22'S MIDGET
JAPAN. 1942. PORTRAIT OF LIEUTENANT KINSHI CHUMA (REAR), COMMANDER OF I-27'S MIDGET SUBMARINE AND LIEUTENANT KEIU MATSO (RIGHT) COMMANDER OF I-22'S MIDGET SUBMARINE WHICH MADE AN UNSUCCESFFUL ATTACK O
Bottle made of pale green glass, with a series of raised Japanese characters around the base. Empty lemonade bottle recovered from one of the midget submarines which attacked Sydney Harbour on the n
Mrs Matsuo, mother of Japanese midget submarine commander Lieutenant Keiu Matsuo, visits the Australian War Memorial and views the composite midget submarine that is on display in the outdoor exhibiti
