Cemetery plot location: A-04-01
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 100016 |
| Surname: | KOIDO |
| Other names: | Rihei |
| Plate name: | KOIDO, RIHHI * | AKA (Also Known As): | Rihhi KOIDO |
| Name in kanji: | 小井土 利平 |
| Grave location: | A-04-01 |
| Date of birth: | 1916-07-25 |
| Place of birth: | Nishimaki, Kitakamuro, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Nagano, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Corporal |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Field Artillery (Moto Butai) |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-16 |
| 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: | Driver |
| 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: | Kaichi KOIDO |
| Address of next of kin: | Nagano, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Brother |
| Father’s name: | Ichiro KOIDO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Sawa (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", 110 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | KOIDO was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 1 August 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to his back |
| 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: | KOIDO’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |