Cemetery plot location: A-04-11
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Classification: | POW |
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Identification number: | PWJA 145519 |
Surname: | ABE |
Other names: | Torao |
Plate name: | ABE, TORAO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
Name in kanji: | 安倍 寅夫 |
Grave location: | A-04-11 |
Date of birth: | 1914-01-04 |
Place of birth: | Shibukawa, Gunma-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
Private address: | 914, Shimo Ochiai, Yokabashi, Tokyo-gun, Japan |
Business address: | Not recorded |
Military rank: | Sergeant |
Unit regimental number: | Army, 2804 Infantry Regiment |
Date of capture: | 1943-03-12 |
Place of capture: | Trobriand Islands |
Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
Camp interned: | Cowra |
Date interned: | 1943-05-24 |
Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
Trade or occupation: | Carpenter |
Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
Date of entry: | Not recorded |
Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
Ship: | Not recorded |
Personal effects: | Nil |
Religion: | Not recorded |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Marital status: | Single |
Next of kin: | None |
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: | Height 5'5", 128 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
Movement report: | ABE was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 4 July 1943. He died in the breakout. |
Cause of death: | Burnt in hut |
Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
Cremation or burial: | Burial |
Date of burial: | 1945-08-08 |
Place of first burial: | Cowra |
Extra information: | ABE stated that he did not have any family members. Since his body could not be identified, his grave plaque reads: Buried near this spot. |
Related images: | ABE’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |