Cemetery plot location: A-02-36
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147125 |
| Surname: | SHIMADA |
| Other names: | Kikutaro |
| Plate name: | SHIMADA, KIKUTARO | AKA (Also Known As): | Kijutaro SHIMADA, Kitutaro SHIMADA |
| Name in kanji: | 島田 菊太郎 |
| Grave location: | A-02-36 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-03-15 |
| Place of birth: | 54 Torishima-cho, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Private address: | 54 Torishima-cho, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Business address: | Osaka Iron Foundry, 17 Minamino-cho, Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 105 Battalion, 2 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1940-03-10 |
| Place of capture: | Kometto, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-03-10 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Gun shot wounds to left knee and right shoulder |
| Trade or occupation: | Ship riveter |
| 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: | Kikumatsu SHIMADA |
| Address of next of kin: | 54 Torishima-cho, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Kikumatsu SHIMADA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Mitsu MURATA |
| Identification: | Height 5' 3", weight 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | SHIMADA was transferred to Cowra on 17 June 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to the neck |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | SHIMADA’s father’s name was spelled as Kikuma in some documents, but Kikumatsu is most likely to be correct. |
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