Cemetery plot location: A-03-19
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145115 |
| Surname: | TANAKA |
| Other names: | Kiyoshi |
| Plate name: | TANAKA, KIYOSHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 田中 (first name not written) |
| Grave location: | A-03-19 |
| Date of birth: | 1914-06-10 |
| Place of birth: | 103 Kyosu-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Private address: | 103 Kyosu-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian labourer |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 14 Pioneers, Baba Butai |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-04 |
| Place of capture: | Buna, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-21 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Plumber |
| 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: | Kikyu TANAKA |
| Address of next of kin: | 103 Kyosu-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Masao TANAKA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Kiku (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'2", 105 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | TANAKA was transferred to Cowra from Gaythorne on 11 March 1943. He was then moved back to Gaythorne, and detained for 28 days as he acted 'against good order and discipline'. He was again transferred to Cowra on 31 October 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Suicide, neck amputated by railway engine |
| 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: | TANAKA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |