Imperial Soldiers' Relief Association Documents

1st type (identical to the document of Soldier’s Bereaved Families Relief Association https://asiamedals.info/threads/soldiers-bereaved-families-relief-association-documents.25132/)

Document of the supporting member issued on May 5, 1908.

Full translation.

帝國軍人後援會會員證 - Imperial Soldier’s Relief Association membership certificate

木村松三郎殿 - Mister Kimura Matsusaburō

帝國軍人後援會 - Imperial Soldier’s Relief Association

賛助會員タルヲ證ス - Supporting Membership Certificate

明治四十一年九月九日 - Meiji 41st year, 5th month 5th day = May 5, 1908

Seals of President and Chairman of Association.

 

Document of the regular member issued on May 1, 1909.

 

2nd type (special variation of 1st type document that was used for Loyalty and Bravery Award Badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/sol...ty-and-bravery-award-badge.25130/#post-353618)

 

3rd type.

Photo courtesy of the owner.

Size 28.5 x 22.8 cm.
Document of the supporting member issued on November 8, 1913 to 時岡利七 - Tokioka Rishichi.

 

Size 30 x 24 cm.
Document of the supporting member issued on October 14, 1918 to Yuta Sakurai.

Details.

 

Interesting variation of 3rd type document.

Size 30.3 x 23.8 cm.
Document of the regular member issued on July 6, 1928 to quite "unregular" person - director of South Manchuria Railway Toshikazu Nakanishi.
See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/jap...-regular-members-documents.25146/#post-353665

 

4th type.

Document of regular member issued on December 8, 1935 to Ōtsuka Seiichirō.

Details.

 

Document of supporting member issued on June 11, 1936.

 

Document of special member issued on June 8, 1936 to to Itō Chūji /伊藤忠二/. See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1930-japan-national-census-takers-badge.28164/#post-364612