Cemetery plot location: A-06-14
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 100051 |
| Surname: | GANAHA |
| Other names: | Seiki |
| Plate name: | GANAHA, SEIKI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 我那覇 生喜 |
| Grave location: | A-06-14 |
| Date of birth: | 1899-04-05 |
| Place of birth: | 88 Sumiyoshi-machi, Naha-shi, Okinawa-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 88 Sumiyoshi-machi, Naha-shi, Okinawa-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian |
| Unit regimental number: | Fisherman |
| Date of capture: | 1944-04-25 |
| Place of capture: | Near a small Pacific island |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-05-06 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Gun shot wound to his chest and left arm. He was hospitalised. |
| Trade or occupation: | Fisherman |
| 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, Kannon sect |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Moushi GANAHA |
| Address of next of kin: | 88 Sumiyoshi-machi, Naha-shi, Okinawa-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Yama GANAHA |
| Father’s occupation: | Fisherman |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Kamado TAKESHI |
| Identification: | Sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, gun shot wound to his left breast and left forearm |
| Movement report: | GANAHA was captured by the Dutch Navy, and handed over to Australian authorities on 3 May 1944. He was hospitalised with a gun shot wound, then released from hospital to Gaythorne on 6 May 1944. He was transferred to Cowra on 10 May 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to abdomen |
| 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: | GANAHA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |