Ogawa, (given names unknown) (Imperial Japanese Navy) Accession Number: 3DRL/6891

Description

Collection consists of a hand-written, diary kept by unidentified Japanese sailor with the family name of Ogawa. The diary contains some pre-printed informational pages and illustrations. The hand-written portion of the diary is written in ink and pencil and also contains what appears to be hand-drawn directional diagrams and an artillery position with a diagramatic break down of artillery components. The diary was found in a captured position on the Island of Tarakan, north-east Borneo.

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Accession Number
3DRL/6891
Maker
(given names unknown) Ogawa
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Diary
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 419/003/028
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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