Lesley Momoko - Oral History interview recorded on 02 April 2017 at Madina, New Ireland Province
Simeon, Lalen 2017 Lesley Momoko - Oral History interview recorded on 02 April 2017 at Madina, New Ireland Province, sound recording, Geelong, Victoria, Deakin University.
He tells about experiences of the invasion by Japanese in his village, how villagers fed the Japanese by selling food to them and make food gardens for them. Villagers were divided into different groups and locations to do certain tasks for them. These happened after the Americans destroyed their ship carrying food supplies. He also witnessed execution of innocent locals, especially the men. This created tensions between the local men and the Japanese that the locals also retalisted by killing some Japanese.
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Field of Research
0210313 Pacific History (excl New Zealand and Maori)
Socio Economic Objective
0970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology
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