yasuda chuichi (1 risultati)

Pp. [50, including preliminary and final blanks], black & red printed and manuscript text in Japanese (a few leaves lightly worm holed); 12.5 cm. x 8 cm.; cloth covered boards, worn and insect damaged, with some minor loss; c.1904. *This military pocket book belonged to Yasuda Chuichi, a young Japanese stretcher bearer who was killed in action in the 203 Battle for Meter Hill. Yasuda Chuichi was born in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 7th, 1882. On December 3rd 1902 he became Superior Private of the 3rd Company, the 28th regiment, the 7th division [located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido] having been conscripted just two days prior. In September of 1903 he made an official trip to the Usu area, Muroran, Hokkaido, for the autumn military drill, returning to his company on September 13th where he was promoted to 1st Class Private at the beginning of December. In mid-March 1904 he completed a stretcher-bearing class which led to him being promoted to superior private. (August 19th, 1904). On August 4th, the 7th Division was ordered to mobilise for the Russo-Japanese War. Yasuda left the military camp in Asahikawa on October 27th, 1904, for war service and departed from the Muroran Port on the 31st. He landed in Aomori on November 1st where he stayed for ten days, leaving Aomori on the 11th for Osaka where he arrived three days later. His stay in Osaka, his last days on Japanese soil, was short, departing for Dalnu (Dalian) in China on November 16th. He was almost at once on the move, leaving Dalnu on November 20th and arriving in Wangjiatun on November 22nd, 1904. On arrival he travelled to Qianmuchengzi and arrived later the same day. On the following day, November 25th, he arrived at Cengjiatun where his unit became a reserve echelon. On November 26super thnosupersub , for the operation to attack Dongjiguanshan near Yangjiatun, his unit became a reserve. On the 28th he returned to Cengjiatun. Just a few days later on November 30th Yasuda Chuichi's unit attacked the enemy position at 203 Highland where, at just 22 years of age, he was killed in action. A week later the Japanese forces occupied the highland.