Cemetery plot location: A-04-03
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145649 |
| Surname: | OI |
| Other names: | Hangoro |
| Plate name: | OI, HANGORO | AKA (Also Known As): | Hangaro OI |
| Name in kanji: | 大井 半五郎 |
| Grave location: | A-04-03 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-02-15 |
| Place of birth: | Katoshi-mura, Nakakawachi-gun, Osaka-fu, Japan |
| Private address: | Katoshi-mura, Nakakawachi-gun, Osaka-fu |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 41 Kawa 238 Infantry Regiment 2 Battalion Machine Gun Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-10-24 |
| Place of capture: | Markham Valley, near Lae, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-11-28 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Gun shot wound to left leg |
| Trade or occupation: | Iron 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: | Toichi OI |
| Address of next of kin: | Katoshi-mura, Nakakawachi-gun, Osaka-fu |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Toichi OI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Tatsu (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'2", weight 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, gun shot wound on left leg |
| Movement report: | OI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 21 January 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 |
| Extra information: | OI’s birth place was recorded as Nakakawauchi-gun, however, it was probably Nakakawachi-gun. |
| Related images: | OI’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |