Cemetery plot location: C-06-03
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145224 |
| Surname: | KITO |
| Other names: | Yoshitaro |
| Plate name: | KITO, YOSHITERU * | AKA (Also Known As): | Yoshiteru KITO; Yoshitaru KITO |
| Name in kanji: | 鬼頭 義太郎 |
| Grave location: | C-06-03 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-10-14 |
| Place of birth: | Chiage-mura, Niwa-gun, Aichi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Chiage-mura, Niwa-gun, Aichi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Military Transport Section, Nakishima-tai |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-20 |
| Place of capture: | GIruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Gaythorne |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-11 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Weak from malnutrition |
| Trade or occupation: | Truck driver |
| 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: | Soichi KITO |
| Address of next of kin: | Chiage-mura, Niwa-gun, Aichi-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Soichi KITO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Tsuna KITO |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 110 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | After being interned at Gaythorne on 11 February 1943, KITO was admitted to the 3 Australian General Hospital with malaria on 26 February 1943. He died at the 112 Australian General Hospital from malaria on 9 March 1943. He was cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium on 10 March 1943. His ashes were interred in the Barmera War Cemetery in August 1946. |
| Cause of death: | Malaria |
| Date of death: | 1943-03-09 |
| Cremation or burial: | Cremated |
| Date of burial: | 1946-08-06 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera War Cemetery, South Australia |
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