Cemetery plot location: A-04-05
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145467 |
| Surname: | YAMAGUCHI |
| Other names: | Tatsuo |
| Plate name: | YAMAGUCHI, TATSUO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 山口 辰夫 |
| Grave location: | A-04-05 |
| Date of birth: | 1919-10-24 |
| Place of birth: | Kanai-machi, Tano-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Kanai-machi, Tano-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 51 Engineer Regiment (Moto 2808) 28/173 1 (Lieutenant YAMAGUCHI) 3 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-11 |
| Place of capture: | Goodenough Island |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-06-03 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Gun shot wound to right arm |
| Trade or occupation: | Liquor store assistant |
| 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: | Utakichi YAMAGUCHI |
| Address of next of kin: | Kanai-machi, Tano-gun, Gunma-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Utakichi YAMAGUCHI |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Natsu (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'2", 140 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes, gun shot wound on right arm |
| Movement report: | YAMAGUCHI was admitted to hospital after being sent to Australia with a gun shot wound to his forearm. He was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 30 January 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to neck |
| 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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