| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/7999 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 ITEM |
| Object type | Poem |
| Maker |
Matsuo, Keiu |
| Date made | 1976 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 749/035/029 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Matsuo, Keiu (Lieutenant, Imperial Japanese Navy)
Description
HANDWRITTEN POEM IN JAPANESE COMPOSED BY LIEUTENANT KEIU MATSUO'S MOTHER TO COMMEMORATE HIS DEATH IN THE MIDGET SUBMARINE ATTACK ON SYDNEY HARBOUR ON 31 MAY 1942. SEE ALSO 3DRL/3967 FOR ANOTHER TRANSCRIPTION OF THE SAME POEM. TRANSLATION ATTACHED WITH A COVERING NOTE BY LIEUTENANT MATSUO'S ELDER SISTER, FUJIE SAEKI, WHO PRESENTED THE POEM.