| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1089 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 volume |
| Object type | Papers |
| Date made | 1886-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/057/055 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| 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. |
Imamura, Hitoshi
Description
"The tenor of my life". An account of the life of Imamura Hitoshi who was Japanese Army Group Commander at Rabaul Headquarters. His area of command included New Guinea and Bougainville. After the war he was held responsible for acts of brutality against Indian and Chinese personnel within his area of command. He was also tried and acquitted by a Dutch court for actions which occurred in his area of command in the Netherlands East Indies. The manuscript consists of bound photocopies of an English translation of parts of his autobiography. The extracts include his account of his career in Indonesia and elsewhere before he took up his post in Rabaul.