Cemetery plot location: A-05-37
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147161 |
| Surname: | SAKAMOTO |
| Other names: | Motoji |
| Plate name: | SAKAMOTO, MOTOJI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 坂本 元次 |
| Grave location: | A-05-37 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-09-18 |
| Place of birth: | 797 Aza Serada, Serada-mura, Nitta-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Aza, Serada, Serada-mura, Nitta-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Nakajima Aeroplane Company, Ota-machi, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 141 Regiment 3 Battalion 11 Company 2 Platoon, 1 Section |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-24 |
| Place of capture: | Kometto, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-04-15 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria |
| Trade or occupation: | Aircraft factory worker |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | Not recorded |
| Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
| Ship: | Not recorded |
| Personal effects: | Nil |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Saku SAKAMOTO |
| Address of next of kin: | 797 Aza Serada, Serada-mura, Nitta-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Mother |
| Father’s name: | Takejiro SAKAMOTO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Saku (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'2", weight 105 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair |
| Movement report: | SAKAMOTO was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 22 May 1944. He was hospitalised with malaria in Gaythorne and Cowra. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to his back |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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| Related images: | SAKAMOTO’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |