Cemetery plot location: A-02-14
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 100015 |
| Surname: | NAGATOMO |
| Other names: | Katsuro |
| Plate name: | NAGATOMO, KATSURO | AKA (Also Known As): | Eiwi SHO |
| Name in kanji: | No signature |
| Grave location: | A-02-14 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-01-24 |
| Place of birth: | Miyazaki-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Miyazaki-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Aircraftsman |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1942-02-28 |
| Place of capture: | Port Moresby |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-05-03 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Burns on legs |
| Trade or occupation: | Pilot |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | Not recorded |
| Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
| Ship: | Not recorded |
| Personal effects: | Nil |
| Religion: | Shinto |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | None |
| Address of next of kin: | Nil |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Father’s name: | Unknown (Deceased) |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Unknown (Deceased) |
| Identification: | Height 5'5", weight 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | NAGATOMO was transferred to Cowra from Gaythorne on 22 May 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: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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