Cemetery plot location: C-10-02
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| Classification: | Internee |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | IJ 51244 |
| Surname: | OTA |
| Other names: | Sadahei |
| Plate name: | OTA, SADAHEI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | C-10-02 |
| Date of birth: | 36 years old |
| Place of birth: | Shizuoka-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | North Borneo, Netherlands East Indies (N.E.I.) |
| Business address: | North Borneo, N.E.I. |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1941-12-15 |
| Place of capture: | North Borneo, Netherlands East Indies |
| Reason for internment: | Enemy alien |
| Camp interned: | Not recorded |
| Date interned: | 1942-01-27 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Farmer |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | 1942-01-27 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Adelaide |
| Ship: | Cremer |
| Personal effects: | Luggage |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Tetsuzo OTA |
| Address of next of kin: | Chihama-mura, Ogasa-gun, Shizuoka-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Tatsuzo OTA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Deceased |
| Identification: | 5'3", sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | OTA died at the Barmera Base Hospital, South Australia on 3 February 1942. A death certificate was signed on 17 February 1942 and sealed on 2 March 1942. |
| Cause of death: | Not recorded |
| Date of death: | 1942-02-03 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1942-02-03 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera |
| Extra information: | According to records at the National Archives of Australia, OTA died soon after arrival in the camp (NAA: MP1103/1 ). There is a discrepancy regarding date of death. The Camp burial record prepared by the Loveday Internment Camp records 1942-02-02. |
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