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Members of the Australian Air Force learn Japanese in North Borneo [1]

SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945–Asia
Military history
Japanese language
Language and languages–Study and Teaching
Photographs
Malaysia
Category4. World War II
AuthorHarrison, John Thomas
PlaceLabuan
KeywordsLanguage Teaching
Current HolderAustralian War Memorial
Date1945-11-03
Item Number OG3633
Access RightsDigitised
RightsAustralian War Memorial, Canberra
Country Of Origin Malaysia
LanguageJapanese
Description From Source Description LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-11-03. MEMBERS OF NO. 81 (FIGHTER) WING RAAF WHO WERE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN WERE ANXIOUS TO LEARN THE COMPLEX JAPANESE LANGUAGE. INSTRUCTOR 127391 SQUADRON LEADER M. A. WIADROWSKI OF ADELAIDE, SA, CHIEF RAAF LINGUIST, HAS SECURED THE SERVICES OF A JAPANESE MAJOR WHO SETTLES ANY CONTENTIOUS POINTS OF PRONUNCIATION, AND IS SEEN HERE AT THE BLACKBOARD IN FRONT OF A CLASS.
Physical Format Photographs
Related Resources https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/images/5222/

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