Cemetery plot location: C-07-11
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 149119 |
| Surname: | NAKASHIMA |
| Other names: | Tadashi |
| Plate name: | NAKASHIMA, TADASHI | AKA (Also Known As): | Not recorded |
| Name in kanji: | 中島 忠 |
| Grave location: | C-07-11 |
| Date of birth: | 1905-09-18 |
| Place of birth: | 834 Atake-machi, Tokushima, Tokushima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 111, Rumoi-machi, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit regimental number: | 17th Air Defence Construction Unit |
| Date of capture: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of capture: | Biak Island |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Murchison |
| Date interned: | 1944-09-02 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Not recorded |
| 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: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Hirokichi NAKASHIMA |
| Address of next of kin: | 111 Rumoi-machi, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Hirokichi NAKASHIMA |
| Father’s occupation: | Coal dealer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Suga (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 124 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | NAKASHIMA was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 12 January 1945. He was hospitalised at the 15 Army General Hospital between 5 February and 19 March 1945 for investigation. He was transferred to Murchison on 27 March 1945. He was sent to the 28 Camp Hospital in Waranga on 31 March 1945, and died there on 7 May 1945. He was buried in the Murchison Civil Cemetery on 8 May 1945. |
| Cause of death: | Tubercular cystitis with general peritonitis |
| Date of death: | 1945-05-07 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1945-05-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Murchison Civil Cemetery Neutral Section |
| Extra information: | It was not clear if NAKASHIMA belonged to the Army or the Navy. |
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