Cemetery plot location: A-05-10
Click here for item descriptions
| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 100023 |
| Surname: | HASEGAWA |
| Other names: | Tadao |
| Plate name: | HASEGAWA, TADAO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 長谷川 唯夫 |
| Grave location: | A-05-10 |
| Date of birth: | 1909-07-04 |
| Place of birth: | Kamioka-machi, Yokohama, Japan |
| Private address: | Kamioka-machi, Yokohama, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Sergeant |
| Unit regimental number: | Army Infantry 04-Butai |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-01 |
| Place of capture: | Bismarck Sea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-04-10 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Not recorded |
| 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: | Yieko HASEGAWA |
| Address of next of kin: | Kamioka-machi, Yokohama, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Maushido HASEGAWA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5' 6", weight 130 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | HASEGAWA was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 10 July 1943. He was hospitalised in Gaythorne and Cowra as well as in Liverpool with malaria. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to skull |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | |
| Related images: |