Anonymous Japanese Soldier (80th Regiment, Ija) Accession Number: PR84/143

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COPY OF TRANSLATION OF DIARY TAKEN FROM THE BODY OF A JAPANESE SOLDIER. NOTES HUNGER, CASUALTIES, FEVER, AUSTRALIANS AND BOMBING BY THE AMERICANS. VERY DESPAIRING - COVERS PERIOD 1 OCT - 16 NOV, 1943

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Accession Number
PR84/143
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1943
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 749/046/009
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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