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Major General Magata

SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945–Sources
War stories
War poetry
Military history
Manuscripts, Japanese
Correspondence
Category4. World War II
CreatorMajor General Magata
Current HolderAustralian War Memorial
Period Of Reference 1945/1945
Item NumberPR00357
Access RightsOpen access
PlaceBougainville
Language Japanese
English
Description From Source3 items Postcard in Japanese, origin unknown. Copy of a letter from Magata to Brigadier Garrett concerning the handing over of Japanese swords, and the importance attached to these ‘Nipponto’. Copy of a poem by an Australian ironically referring to the “Mopping Up” operations on Bougainville.
Physical FormatPostcards
Correspondence
Poetry
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