Cemetery plot location: A-02-04
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147133 |
| Surname: | HARA |
| Other names: | Yataro |
| Plate name: | HARA, YATARO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 原 弥太郎 |
| Grave location: | A-02-04 |
| Date of birth: | 1925-04-10 |
| Place of birth: | Inashiki Aba, Ibaragi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Inashiki Aba, Ibaragi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 2 Battalion. 4 Company 2 Platoon Light Machine Gun Infantry, Moto 4819 |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-16 |
| Place of capture: | Off Pak Island, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-03-29 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Army arsenal |
| 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: | Isuke HARA |
| Address of next of kin: | Inashiki Aba, Ibaragi |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Isuke HARA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 135 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | HARA was interned in Gaythorne on 28 March 1944 and transferred to Cowra on 24 April 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to chest |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | Aba in HARA’s addresses above could be Aza. |
| Related images: | HARA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |