were any war crimes committed?
Yes, three natives were found at Kaiapit who had been tied with rope to the uprights of a native hut and had then been bayoneted
Battle of Kaiapit
Three natives were found at Kaiapit who had been tied with rope to the uprights of a native hut and had then been bayoneted.
As a result of the Moscow Declaration, the Minister for External Affairs, Dr. H. V. Evatt, commissioned a report by William Webb on war crimes committed by the Japanese
who fought battle of kaiapit? Between Australian and Japanese forces who won the battle? Australia
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Battle of Kaiapit [SEP] War crimes
Three natives were found at Kaiapit who had been tied with rope to the uprights of a native hut and had then been bayoneted. As a result of the Moscow Declaration, the Minister for External Affairs, Dr. H. V. Evatt, commissioned a report by William Webb on war crimes committed by the Japanese. Webb took depositions from three members of the 2/6th Independent Company about the Kaiapit incident which formed part of his report, which was submitted to the United Nations War Crimes Commission in 1944.