Cemetery plot location: A-04-04
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145284 |
| Surname: | IKENISHI |
| Other names: | Takeo |
| Plate name: | IKENISHI, TAKEIO * | AKA (Also Known As): | Takeio IKENISHI |
| Name in kanji: | 池西 武雄 |
| Grave location: | A-04-04 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-08-01 |
| Place of birth: | 385 Danshi-kura, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 385 Danshi-kura, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa-ken |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 55 Hozumi Regiment, Mountain Artillery, 1 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-21 |
| Place of capture: | Giruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-23 |
| 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: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Sakaiei IKENISHI |
| Address of next of kin: | 385 Danshi-kura, Kagawa-gun, Kagawa-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Wataro IKENISHI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Nao IKENISHI |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes, wart on his right elbow |
| Movement report: | After his capture, IKENISHI was frequently hospitalised with malaria. He was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 3 December 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to left chest |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | IKENISHI’s wife’s name could have been Sakae. |
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