Cemetery plot location: C-08-06
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| Classification: | Internee |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | IJF 51791 |
| Surname: | TANAKA |
| Other names: | Seki |
| Plate name: | TANAKA, SEKI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 田中セキ |
| Grave location: | C-08-06 |
| Date of birth: | 1895-12-29 |
| Place of birth: | Nagasaki-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Not recorded |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Internee |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1942-12-08 |
| Place of capture: | Medan, Sumatra, N.E.I. |
| Reason for internment: | Enemy alien |
| Camp interned: | Tatura |
| Date interned: | 1942-02-11 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Medical report 51791 |
| Trade or occupation: | Not recorded |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | 1942-02-01 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Melbourne |
| Ship: | Cremer |
| Personal effects: | Not recorded |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Naota TANAKA |
| Address of next of kin: | Chipiwa, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Naota TANAKA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Kiku TAKAISHI |
| Identification: | 4'9.5", 125 lbs., light brown complexion, black hair, brown eyes, scar on forehead |
| Movement report: | TANAKA was transferred from N.E.I., and sent to Tatura on 11 February 1942. She was admitted to the Waranga Hospital on 13 July 1942, and discharged on 22 August 1942. She was sent to the Waranga Hospital on 15 May 1943, and returned to the camp on 22 May 1943. |
| Cause of death: | Stroke |
| Date of death: | 1944-01-26 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-01-27 |
| Place of first burial: | Tatura |
| Extra information: | According to TANAKA’s documents at the National Archives of Australia (NAA:MP1103/1 ) she arrived in Australia on the Heemskerk. In another document (NAA: MP1103/2), it is recorded that she arrived on the Cremer. Since other internees brought to Australia from N.E.I. were on the Cremer, its probable she arrived on the Cremer also. Her photo is available on her Alien registration. |
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