Cemetery plot location: A-01-08
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| Classification: | Airman |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | Not recorded |
| Surname: | Unknown Japanese Airman |
| Other names: | |
| Plate name: | UNKNOWN JAPANESE AIRMAN | AKA (Also Known As): | Unidentified Japanese Airman |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | A-01-08 |
| Date of birth: | Not recorded |
| Place of birth: | Not recorded |
| Private address: | Not recorded |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | Not recorded |
| Place of capture: | Not recorded |
| Reason for internment: | Not recorded |
| Camp interned: | Not recorded |
| Date interned: | Not recorded |
| 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: | Not recorded |
| Religion: | Not recorded |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Not recorded |
| Next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Address of next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Not recorded |
| Movement report: | Not recorded |
| Cause of death: | Not recorded |
| Date of death: | 1943-07-06 |
| Cremation or burial: | |
| Date of burial: | 1943-10-05 |
| Place of first burial: | Berrimah |
| Extra information: | Deduced from information in Rikai: A Guide To the Japanese War Cemetery, and confirmed by local sources, including the Memorial Stone in the Cowra Japanese War Cemetery, this grave belongs to one of the 8 Japanese airmen from an aircraft lost over Darwin on 6 July 1943. 3 unidentified remains were recovered. The 8 Japanese airmen were: Takeo Ando, Jitsuo Enatsu, Kenji Fujinaga, Suekichi Ikezaki, Masao Kobayashi, Takanori Miyagi, Sakae Taguchi and Shiro Wada. There is a plaque on a Memorial Stone with the above mentioned names in the Cowra Japanese War Cemetery. This Memorial stone can be found in the northern side of Section A Row 1 (cemetery plot location) or on the northern side of Section C, row QD of the cemetery map provided by the Office of Australian War Graves. |
| Related images: |
Plaque for the Japanese Airmen Memorial in the Cowra Japanese Cemetery. |
