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South Pacific Front Service Record

Photographed from January 1943 through February 1944. There are several photos on the northern coast of New Guinea related to the 2nd Special Base Force (第2特別根拠地隊) and 8th Construction Department (第8建設部). The photos are from an album belonging to a Mashita Hiroshi (真下博), a former Japanese Navy Correspondent.

Reference Number: S018001

Harvesting coconuts

Reference Number: S018002

Same as above

Reference Number: S018003

Transporting vegetables via canoe

Reference Number: S018004

Reference Number: S018005

Canoes are their only means of transport

Reference Number: S018006

Reference Number: S018007

Is this what you'd call a jungle?

Reference Number: S018008

Reference Number: S018009

Part of the jungle

Reference Number: S018010

Reference Number: S018011

Tropical mangroves

Reference Number: S018012

Same as above

Reference Number: S018013

Approaching Kairiru Island Wharf

Reference Number: S018014

Looking over Wewak Harbor

Reference Number: S018015

View of Wewak Harbor at night

Reference Number: S018016

Palm forest along the coastline

Reference Number: S018017

Plains in Hollandia

Reference Number: S018018

Reference Number: S018019

Part of Kairiru Island

Reference Number: S018020

Wewak Harbor

Reference Number: S018021

Lake Sentani and overwater village

Reference Number: S018022

Same as above

Reference Number: S018023

Lake Sentani

Reference Number: S018024

Same as above

Reference Number: S018025

Lake Sentani and overwater village

Reference Number: S018026

Same as above

Reference Number: S018027

Same as above

Reference Number: S018028

Lake Sentani

Reference Number: S018029

View of canoes in a fishing village

Reference Number: S018030

Same as above

Reference Number: S018031

Lake Sentani and overwater village

Reference Number: S018032

Lake Sentani and overwater village

Reference Number: S018033

Huts (Papua)

Reference Number: S018034

House (Indonesia)

Reference Number: S018035

House (Indonesia)

Reference Number: S018036

Huts (Papua)

Reference Number: S018037

Tropical Mangroves

Reference Number: S018038

Same as above

Reference Number: S018039

Hut in Hollandia

Reference Number: S018040

Pasturing Horse

Reference Number: S018041

A village

Reference Number: S018042

Wewak Outskirts

Reference Number: S018043

Foreigner's House

Reference Number: S018044

Local's House

Reference Number: S018045

Looking at Kairiru and Mushu Islands

Reference Number: S018046

Reference Number: S018047

Yamato Wharf, Lake Sentani

Reference Number: S018048

Boikin　Japanese School (Former Church)

Reference Number: S018049

Buffalo

Reference Number: S018050

Church on Kairiru Island

Reference Number: S018051

Bending roadway, Wewak Peninsula

Reference Number: S018052

Patriot's Grave, Mushu Island

Reference Number: S018053

Palms

Reference Number: S018054

Papaya

Reference Number: S018055

Bananas

Reference Number: S018056

Same as above

Reference Number: S018057

View of palm trees

Reference Number: S018058

Same as above

Reference Number: S018059

Same as above

Reference Number: S018060

Same as above

Reference Number: S018061

Palm forest

Reference Number: S018062

Banana field

Reference Number: S018063

Newly constructed road

Reference Number: S018064

Wewak training grounds

Reference Number: S018065

Typists and Nurses

Reference Number: S018066

Nabire-Maru Captain

Reference Number: S018067

Fish caught from onboard the Nabire-Maru

Reference Number: S018068

Learning Malay onboard the Hakusan-Maru

Reference Number: S018069

Typists

Reference Number: S018070

Typists and Nurses

Reference Number: S018071

Taking a break after pulling in nets

Reference Number: S018072

Medical Branch

Reference Number: S018073

Development/Financial Section Chief in the center

Reference Number: S018074

Ensign Kinoshita (木下) (2nd Special Base Force Division Officer, KIA March 15th, 1944), Medical Sub-Lieutenant Sakaino (境野) (Divison Officer in same unit), Warrant Officer Koseki (小関) (Division officer in same unit)¹

Reference Number: S018075

Reference Number: S018076

Rabaul Hanabuki Park

Reference Number: S018077

8th Fleet Chief of Staff Yamazumi Teijirou (山澄貞次郎) on inspection

Reference Number: S018078

Minamiko Cafe

Reference Number: S018079

8th Construction Department workers training in Wewak

Reference Number: S018080

Reference Number: S018081

Villagers and inspection unit members

Reference Number: S018082

Training

Reference Number: S018083

Same as above

Reference Number: S018084

Taishohotaibi (大詔奉戴日) (Imperial Rescript Proclamation Day)

Reference Number: S018085

Net fishing on the leisure grounds

Reference Number: S018086

Same as above

Reference Number: S018087

Reference Number: S018088

Reference Number: S018089

Reference Number: S018090

Reference Number: S018091

Reference Number: S018092

Reference Number: S018093

After returning from net fishing

Reference Number: S018094

Reference Number: S018095

Reading the Imperial Edict

Reference Number: S018096

Tug of War

Reference Number: S018097

Worshipping far from home

Reference Number: S018098

Nurse take their posts and receive briefing from the Chief Medical Officer

Reference Number: S018099

Yashima Group raising the National Flag

Reference Number: S018100

Training

Reference Number: S018101

Briefing from Captain Hanada (半田)

Reference Number: S018102

In Hollandia

Reference Number: S018103

Same as above

Reference Number: S018104

On Mushu Island

Reference Number: S018105

Captain Hanada (半田)

Reference Number: S018106

Captain Hanada (半田) (8th Construction Department member and attached 2nd Special Base Force) and Lieutenant Kai (甲斐) (same position as Hanada)²

Reference Number: S018107

Contractor Kakitani (柿谷)

Reference Number: S018108

Correspondent Sakairi (坂入)

Reference Number: S018109

Lieutenant Kai (甲斐)

Reference Number: S018110

Chief of Food and Clothing Matsuda (松田) (2nd Special Base Force Supply Warrant Officer)³

Reference Number: S018111

Food, clothing, and cooking personnel

Reference Number: S018112

Yashima Group (矢島組)

Reference Number: S018113

Shipboard game of Tug of War

Reference Number: S018114

Same as above

Reference Number: S018115

Typists

Reference Number: S018116

Same as above

Reference Number: S018117

Nabire-Maru Guard Unit members

Reference Number: S018118

Contractor Uchida (内田)

Reference Number: S018119

At a work-site

Reference Number: S018120

Same as above

Reference Number: S018121

Cafe

Reference Number: S018122

Before the squall

Reference Number: S018123

Pacification

Reference Number: S018124

At a work-site

Reference Number: S018125

The face of a local

Reference Number: S018126

The faces of locals

Reference Number: S018127

In Hollandia

Reference Number: S018128

Looking at Wewak Peninsula

Reference Number: S018129

Fields of Wewak

Reference Number: S018130

Hollandia Guard Unit and 8th Construction Department Headquarters

Reference Number: S018131

Hollandia

Reference Number: S018132

Reference Number: S018133

Reference Number: S018134

Inside the harbor

Reference Number: S018135

Reference Number: S018136

References

「JACAR(アジア歴史資料センター)Ref.C08030249800、昭和１６年１２月日～昭和１９年３月１９日　第２根拠地隊戦時日誌戦闘詳報　(防衛省防衛研究所)」　Frames 43-44
Above, Frame 33
Above, Frame 36