Cemetery plot location: A-05-25
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145541 |
| Surname: | WATANABE |
| Other names: | Yoshio |
| Plate name: | WATANABE, YOSHIO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 渡辺 義男 |
| Grave location: | A-05-25 |
| Date of birth: | 1910-10-25 |
| Place of birth: | Azuma, Uyeno-mura, Naira-gun, Okayama-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 1034, 1-chome, Masamichi-dori, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 2930 or 2980 Butai, 1 Battalion 2 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-04-06 |
| Place of capture: | Goodenough Island |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-05-16 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Farmer |
| 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: | Widower |
| Next of kin: | Takeo WATANABE |
| Address of next of kin: | 1034, 1-chome, Masamichi-dori, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Takeo WATANABE |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5' 4", weight 120 lbs, black hair, dark eyes, sallow complexion |
| Movement report: | WATANABE was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 10 July 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wounds to shoulder and skull |
| 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: | WATANABE’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |