Cemetery plot location: C-09-10
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 148878 |
| Surname: | RO |
| Other names: | Ten Bun |
| Plate name: | RO, TEN BUN | AKA (Also Known As): | LU, Tianwen |
| Name in kanji: | 呂 天文 |
| Grave location: | C-09-10 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-10-15 |
| Place of birth: | Formosa |
| Private address: | 141, Mizukawako, Kagi-gun, Tainan-shu, Formosa |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Misumi Air Defense Construction Unit, 4 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1944-07-31 |
| Place of capture: | Noemfoor Island |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Gaythorne |
| Date interned: | 1944-09-01 |
| 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: | Formosan |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Address of next of kin: | 141, Mizukawako, Kagi-gun, Tainan-shu, Formosa |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'0", 80 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | RO was interned in Gaythorne on 1 September 1944, and hospitalised at the 67 Australian Camp Hospital with chest problems on 13 September 1944. He died there on 27 November 1944 with pulmonary tuberculosis. He was cremated at the Mt. Thompson Crematorium. |
| Cause of death: | Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| Date of death: | 1944-11-27 |
| Cremation or burial: | Cremated |
| Date of burial: | 1944-11-29 |
| Place of first burial: | Not recorded |
| Extra information: | RO was too sick to be interviewed further, and thus, his wife’s name was not recorded. |
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