Cemetery plot location: A-06-07
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147152 |
| Surname: | ISONO |
| Other names: | Shosan |
| Plate name: | ISONO, SHOSAN | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 五十野 生三 |
| Grave location: | A-06-07 |
| Date of birth: | 1915-02-15 |
| Place of birth: | 229, Hakonisaki-cho, Ku-mura, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo-fu, Japan |
| Private address: | 229, Hakonisaki-cho, Ku-mura, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo-fu, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Corporal |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 1 Independent Mixed Regiment 2 Battalion 4 Company 2 Platoon, 2 Section |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-26 |
| Place of capture: | Tong Island |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-04-15 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Farmer |
| 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: | Tei ISONO |
| Address of next of kin: | 229, Hakonisaki-cho, Ku-mura, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo-fu, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Hisataro ISONO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Fusa EIJIMA |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, 1 silver and 1 gold teeth in centre of upper mouth |
| Movement report: | ISONO was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 5 May 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: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | ISONO had a daughter. |
| Related images: | ISONO’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |