Cemetery plot location: C-04-04
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| Classification: | Internee |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | QJ 16033 |
| Surname: | HORIO |
| Other names: | Risaburo |
| Plate name: | HORIO, RISABURO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | C-04-04 |
| Date of birth: | 1877-10-05 |
| Place of birth: | Kumamoto-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Ingham, Queensland |
| Business address: | Ingham, Queensland |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1941-12-13 |
| Place of capture: | Ingham, Queensland |
| Reason for internment: | Enemy alien |
| Camp interned: | Hay |
| Date interned: | 1942-01-03 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Ganger |
| Length of residence in Australia: | 43 years (3 years in Mackay, 40 years in Macknade, never revisited Japan) |
| Date of entry: | 1898 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Mackay, Queensland |
| Ship: | Tokyo Maru |
| Personal effects: | Cash: 2 pounds with District Finance Office, Brisbane |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Kiku TORIEI |
| Address of next of kin: | Kumamoto-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Sister |
| Father’s name: | Jihachi HORIO (Deceased) |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Taji UYEMATSU (Deceased) |
| Identification: | 5' 2", 10 stone, dark complexion, hair turning grey, brown eyes, scar on right side top lip |
| Movement report: | After his arrest, HORIO was taken to Gaythorne, and then transferred to Hay on 3 January 1942. He was admitted to the 114 Australian General Hospital on 20 March 1943. |
| Cause of death: | Cancer |
| Date of death: | 1943-04-04 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1943-04-06 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera, see NB |
| Extra information: | According to his records, HORIO died at the 114 Australian General Hospital in Goulburn, NSW, and was buried in Barmera, situated 1000 km away, two days after his death. It is not known how HORIO’s body was transferred to and buried in Barmera. |
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