Cemetery plot location: C-05-08
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145059 |
| Surname: | OKADA |
| Other names: | Katsuyoshi |
| Plate name: | OKADA, KATSUYOSHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | No signature |
| Grave location: | C-05-08 |
| Date of birth: | 1914-06-01 |
| Place of birth: | 2474 Befu-son, Takaoka-gun, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 2474 Befu-son, Takaoka-gun, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 2nd Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Kochi Regiment. Seibu 341, 3 Battalion, 8 Company, 1 Platoon, 4 Squadron |
| Date of capture: | 1942-12-06 |
| Place of capture: | Gona, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Gaythorne |
| Date interned: | 1943-01-07 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria |
| 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: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Umaji OKADA |
| Address of next of kin: | 2474 Befu-son, Takaoka-gun, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Umaji OKADA |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Sato OKADA |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", weight 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | OKADA was interned at Gaythorne on 7 January 1943 and immediately hospitalised with malaria at the 112 Australian General Hospital. He died there on 9 January 1943, and cremated on 10 January 1943. His ashes were interred in Barmera War Cemetery in August 1946. |
| Cause of death: | Malaria |
| Date of death: | 1943-01-09 |
| Cremation or burial: | Cremated |
| Date of burial: | 1946-08-06 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera War Cemetery, South Australia |
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