Thank you, Dimasalang!
My mother was half japanese and half ilonggo (With a bit of indonesian mixed in somewhere as well i believe her saying), so finding anything out about her side of the family's heritage is always a treat. (On these forums it is easier to get access to my Father's side of the family heritage, him being a Sulu-Chinese-Irish-Black mix.... very strange but I guess that makes me even more unique?
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Very interesting, and it's amazing that such a piece would end up on ebay. Hopefully the new owner is either aware of its significance or will soon be aware of it due to this forum posting.
You stated that although there weren't many officers of high rank there, this battle was written about. Do you have any sources that I can look up and read more on in regards to this specific battle?