Approximately twenty three Australian civilian internees held in the custody of the Japanese Armed Forces were executed near Kavieng south wharf in March 1944. In late 1947, some of the accused were tried and sentenced at a War Crimes Trial in Hong Kong.

Resources

Books

Raden Dunbar, The Kavieng Massacre: A War Crime Revealed, Sally Milner Publishing, 2007.

Book Sections

Yuki Tanaka, 'Massacre of Civilians at Kavieng', in Hidden Horrors - Japanese War Crimes World War II, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 1996, pp. 167-196.

Journal Articles

'68 Civilians are Missing', Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1946, 1946.

Newspaper Articles

'Massacred by Jiu-jitsu, War Crimes Court Told of Atrocities', Daily Telegraph, 25 November 1947.
'Massacre of Australians, Ju-jitsu Methods Alleged', Sydney Morning Herald, 25 November 1947.

Online

Jim Ridges, People of the Plaque, Web publication of the commemorative booklet distributed at the unveiling of the plaque at Kavieng on the 4 July 2002, 2002, http://www.jje.info/lostlives/exhib/potp/index.html.

Archival Resources

[War Crimes and Trials - Affidavits and Sworn Statements:] Australian War Crimes Commission Questionnaire, Statements by Chinese civilians all of New Ireland - 1945, 1945, 1010/4/165; AWM 54 Written records 1939-45 War; CA 46 Department of Defence [III], Central Office; Australian War Memorial Research Centre.
[War Crimes and Trials - Summary of Proceedings:] Proceedings of a Military Court for the trial of Tamura Ryukichi; Yoshino Shozo; Mori Kyoji; Mochizuki Hichitara; Suzuki Shozo; Horiguchi Yoshio at Hong Kong - 24 November to 17 December 1947, 1947, 1010/6/134 PART 2; AWM 54 Written records 1939-45 War; CA 46 Department of Defence [III], Central Office; Australian War Memorial Research Centre.
[War Crimes and Trials - Summary of Proceedings:] Proceedings of a Military Court for the trial of Tamura Ryukichi; Yoshino Shozo; Mori Kyoji; Mochizuki Hichitara; Suzuki Shozo; Horiguchi Yoshio at Hong Kong - 24 November to 17 December 1947, 1947, 1010/6/134 PART 1; AWM 54 Written records 1939-45 War; CA 46 Department of Defence [III], Central Office; Australian War Memorial Research Centre.
Civilians Detained by Japanese (Part 1), 1942 - 1945, DS16/2/1 PART1; A518 Correspondence Files (multiple number series with alphabetical prefix); CA 42 Department of External Territories [I], Central Office; National Archives of Australia, National Office.