Cemetery plot location: A-04-24
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145699 |
| Surname: | ISHIWATARI |
| Other names: | Takeshi |
| Plate name: | ISHIWATARI, TAKESHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 石渡 武 |
| Grave location: | A-04-24 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-01-13 |
| Place of birth: | 75 Yokoyama-cho, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Private address: | 75 Yokoyama-cho, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Corporal |
| Unit regimental number: | 41 Division 238 Infantry (Kawa 3565) 1 Battalion 1 Company 1 Platoon |
| Date of capture: | 1944-02-08 |
| Place of capture: | Gali, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-02-22 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Cook in his brother's cafe, and also worked in a private hospital |
| 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: | Married（De facto relationship) |
| Next of kin: | Chiyo ISHIWATARI |
| Address of next of kin: | 75 Yokohama-cho, Nihonbashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Kenichi ISHIWATARI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Shio TAKAWATAKE |
| Identification: | Height 5' 2.5", weight 105 lbs, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | ISHIWATARI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 12 April 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to skull |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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