The cause of death is clearly noted as "??? The precise time is marked " (time unknown), " which was not uncommon under wartime record-keeping conditions. The accompanying cloth bag lists the family address and appears to have been used to return the soldier's remaining personal belongings.
Items like these are known as ireihin-sacred tokens sent home to the grieving families. Such pieces offer a deeply human window into the cost of war: not medals or weapons, but the silent echoes of lives lost in distant lands.A moving and historically valuable artifact for collectors of Japanese militaria, or those studying WWII military communications and personal effects. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers - Please Note.
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