Cemetery plot location: C-06-11
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 100008 |
| Surname: | YAGUCHI |
| Other names: | Masaichi |
| Plate name: | YAGUCHI, MASAICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 矢口 正市 |
| Grave location: | C-06-11 |
| Date of birth: | 1908-05-13 |
| Place of birth: | Takaoka, Kata-gun, Higeshimoro, Miyazaki-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Totsukawa-mura, Nara-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 374 Regiment, Land Duties, Miyazato Unit |
| Date of capture: | 1943-02-03 |
| Place of capture: | Giruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Gaythorne |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-13 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria and beriberi |
| 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: | Nil |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Tsumako YAGUCHI |
| Address of next of kin: | Totsukawa-mura, Nara-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'5", weight 102 lbs, sallow complexion, dark hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | YAGUCHI was interned in Gaythorne on 13 February 1943. He was hospitalised at the 3 Australian Camp Hospital, Enoggera on 25 February 1943 with malaria. He died on 1 March 1943 due to toxemia caused by pneumonia and malaria. He was cremated on 3 March 1943 at the Mt Thompson Crematorium. His casket number was A.6592, which was handed to the consul for Switzerland. His ashes were interred in the Barmera War Cemetery in August 1946. |
| Cause of death: | Toxemia due to pneumonia and malaria |
| Date of death: | 1943-03-01 |
| Cremation or burial: | Cremated |
| Date of burial: | 1946-08-06 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera War Cemetery, South Australia |
| Extra information: | His birth place name could be Higashi Moro Kita-gun. |
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