Matsuo, Keiu (Lieutenant) Accession Number: 3DRL/3967

Description

Collection relating to Second World War service of Lieutenant Keiu Matsuo, Imperial Japanese Navy. Collection consists of handwritten illustrated poems (in Japanese with English translations) written by Mrs Matsue Matsuo commemorating the death of her son, Lieutenant Keiu Matsuo, in the midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942. There is also a poem written by Mr O Da, who lived in Kumamoto, Japan, near Mrs Matsuo, and five photographs of Mrs Matsuo and others taken before her death in 1980.

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Accession Number
3DRL/3967
Maker
Keiu Matsuo
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Poem
Measurement
Overall: 34 cm x 31.5 cm x 4 cm
Overall: 34 cm x 60 cm x 3.8 cm
Date Made
1942-1980
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 748/002/006
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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