| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00943 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 cm (4 items) |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Aikyo, Masao |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/1001 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
AIKYO, Masao (Colonel Japanese Army, b.? - d.1945)
Description
Personal papers of Colonel Aikyo Masao, commander of the Japanese Imperial Army forces in North Sarawak, Borneo in 1945. They concern the massacre of prisoners of war on 10 June 1945. Aikyo surrendered to Brigadier Victor Windeyer in September 1945 and committed suicide the following month. There are personnel effects of Aikyo in the Relics collection (Relics 33039, 33040, 33041).