Taisho Era Techo

[grimnar]

Hi all,
I decided to shout myself a early Christmas present this year, and what better than a piece of history. From what I have been able to translate, he was first an infantryman and then became a medic? His name was Nīmura Seiji. I think he went on actual service in 1914.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Front.

Rear.


Found inside the little document pocket.

[GeorgeP]

He was from a non-samurai family out of Nagano Prefecture and belonged to the 50th Inf. Regt., 13th Division. Looks to be a transitional techo with flap closure on the back, I have not seen that before.


Tom

[GHP]

His name is:

新村政治
Nīmura Masaji


[That's funny ... 政治 is normally pronounced "seiji" and means politics.] Nīmura is also romanized as Niimura.

He was born:
明治弐拾四年壱拾弐月弐拾八日
Meiji 24th year, December 28



本貫族籍 | 長野平民
Hongan zokuseki: Nagano Heimin
Clan & Domicile: Nagano Commoner


And his height was
五尺三寸５分
5-shaku, 3-sun, 5-bu
5 feet 3.5 inches [161.2cm / 63.46 in.]

--Guy



Edit to correct BIG error: I misread 平民 [heimin - commoner] as 平氏 [Heishi -- Taira Clan] -- sorry if I confused any of our late-night denizens. I've now corrected my error to 平民

[grimnar]

Well this late night denizen is most grateful.

Many thanks to you Guy and Tom.

Does it mention if he was posted to Manchuria or involved with the Siberian intervention with the 13th Division?

Again thank you for your help.

[GeorgeP]

He was in and out of Ujina harbor (Hiroshima) a couple of times and went to Masan, Korea in 1913. It looks like he might have passed through Dalian as well. As to being part of the Siberian Intervention, those years encompassed training exercises or roll call stamps for him. A quick cheat (at least for me) in seeing if a member participated in the Siberian Int. via a Taisho era techo is to look for strings of katakana for foreign locations encountered by the unit. Rather simplistic, but largely effective.


Tom

[grimnar]

Tom,
Many many thanks. I like your cheat method, but alas I will now have to attempt to learn location names in katakana.

Again thanks for your help.

Matt