Cemetery plot location: A-04-07
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145661 |
| Surname: | NOMA |
| Other names: | Shoichi |
| Plate name: | NOMA, SHOICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 野間 正一 |
| Grave location: | A-04-07 |
| Date of birth: | 1918-02-12 |
| Place of birth: | 9-2, Takahashi-cho, Hidaka-mura, Ochi-gun, Ehime-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 9-2, Takahashi-cho, Hidaka-mura, Ochi-gun, Ehime-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Sergeant |
| Unit regimental number: | Army 20 Division (ASA 2054). 79 Regiment, Gun Company, Headquarter Section |
| Date of capture: | 1943-12-27 |
| Place of capture: | South of Tewai River, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-02-11 |
| 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: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Katsuyo NOMA |
| Address of next of kin: | 9-2, Takahashi-cho, Hidaka-mura, Ochi-gun, Ehime-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Mother |
| Father’s name: | Suekichi NOMA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Katsuyo ABE |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", 132 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, tall, high-pitched voice |
| Movement report: | NOMA was transferred to Cowra from Gaythorne on 23 February 1944. He was hospitalised frequently with scabies, malaria and diarrhoea in Gaythorne and Cowra. 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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| Related images: | NOAM’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |