Cemetery plot location: C-06-05
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| Classification: | Internee |
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| Identification number: | DJ 18122 |
| Surname: | HAMA |
| Other names: | Otojiro |
| Plate name: | HAMA, OTOJIRO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 浜 音次郎 |
| Grave location: | C-06-05 |
| Date of birth: | 1879-09-07 |
| Place of birth: | Takashiba, Shimozato, Wakayama-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Cavenagh St., Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Business address: | Cavenagh St., Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1941-12-08 |
| Place of capture: | Darwin |
| Reason for internment: | Japanese |
| Camp interned: | Loveday |
| Date interned: | 1941-01-05 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Seaman |
| Length of residence in Australia: | 54 years - since September 1887 |
| Date of entry: | 1887-09 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Broome |
| Ship: | Easter |
| Personal effects: | Clothing and bedding |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Nil |
| Address of next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Father’s name: | Kichizaemon HAMA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Kotome SAIKA |
| Identification: | 5'0", 7 stone 2 lbs, dark complexion, grey almost bald hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | HAMA was sent to Loveday via Adelaide River in the Northern Territory on 5 January 1942. He was admitted to the Barmera Hospital on 15 January 1942. |
| Cause of death: | Peritonitis |
| Date of death: | 1942-06-18 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1942-06-19 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera |
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