Cemetery plot location: C-02-03
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| Classification: | Internee |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | WJ 17993 |
| Surname: | SHIGENO |
| Other names: | Yoshio |
| Plate name: | SHIGENO, YOSHIO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | C-02-03 |
| Date of birth: | 1875-03-05 |
| Place of birth: | Tokushima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Cossack, Western Australia |
| Business address: | Cossack, Western Australia |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1941-12-08 |
| Place of capture: | Cossack |
| Reason for internment: | Enemy alien |
| Camp interned: | Tatura |
| Date interned: | 1942-02-19 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Store manager |
| Length of residence in Australia: | 20 years |
| Date of entry: | 1932 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Cossack |
| Ship: | Carron |
| Personal effects: | 23 pounds. 23.9 handed to Capt Mitchell's ship guard |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Address of next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Father’s name: | Deceased |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Deceased |
| Identification: | 5 feet, 8 stone, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, 5 vaccinations on left arm, 4 vaccinations on right arm |
| Movement report: | SHIGENO was initially sent to Harvey on 24 January 1942 and then transferred to Tatura on 19 February 1942. He was admitted to the Waranga Hospital on 12 March 1943, but returned to the camp on 25 March 1943. |
| Cause of death: | Not recorded |
| Date of death: | 1943-05-24 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1943-05-26 |
| Place of first burial: | Tatura |
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| Related images: | There are discrepancies in SHIGENO’s records. According to the Australian National Archive file (NAA: MP1103/2), SHIGENO had spent 20 years in Australia before he was interned in 1942, but other records show that he first entered Australia in 1932. |