Cemetery plot location: C-09-04
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| Classification: | Internee |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | CJ 22261 |
| Surname: | MIYAGUSHIKO |
| Other names: | Kamado |
| Plate name: | MIYAGUSHIKO, KAMADO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | C-09-04 |
| Date of birth: | 1883 |
| Place of birth: | Okinawa-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | New Caledonia |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1941-12-08 |
| Place of capture: | New Caledonia |
| Reason for internment: | Enemy alien |
| Camp interned: | Loveday |
| Date interned: | 1942-02-28 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Miner |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | 1942-02-26 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Sydney, N.S.W. |
| Ship: | Cap des Palmes |
| Personal effects: | Luggage |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Shintoku MIYAGUSHIKO |
| Address of next of kin: | Kanda Tomigushiki Shinajiro Ojun, Okinawa-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Brother |
| Father’s name: | Shinichi MIYAGUSHIKO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Ushi (Maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | 5'3", 90 lbs, brown complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | After having been transferred from New Caledonia and temporarily held in Liverpool, MIYAGUSHIKO was transferred to Loveday on 28 February 1942. He was admitted to the Barmera Base Hospital on 5 October 1942. |
| Cause of death: | Bright's disease (Kidney) |
| Date of death: | 1942-10-09 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1942-10-10 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera |
| Extra information: | MIYAGUSHIKO’s exact date of birth is not recorded. All records show his surname as “MIYAGUSHIKO” but MIYAGUSHIKU is a surname often found in Okinawa. |
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