Cemetery plot location: C-02-01
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145221 |
| Surname: | IZUMI |
| Other names: | Masami |
| Plate name: | IZUMI, MASAMI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 泉 正己 |
| Grave location: | C-02-01 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-02-22 |
| Place of birth: | Aimoto, Ai-mura, Arima-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Aimoto, Ai-mura, Arima-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Yokoyama Unit, Naramoto-tai, Takada-tai |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-20 |
| Place of capture: | Giruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Gaythorne |
| Date interned: | 1943-03-11 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Sore feet |
| Trade or occupation: | Railway signalman |
| 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: | Gunjiro IZUMI |
| Address of next of kin: | Aimoto, Ai-mura, Arima-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Gunjiro IZUMI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Sono (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'8", weight 130 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | IZUMI was interned at Gaythorne on 11 February 1943, and was transferred to the 3 Australian General Hospital on 12 February 1943. He was sent to the 114th Australian General Hospital in Goulburn on 26 February 1943, but died on 5 March 1943 due to cerebral haemorrhage and malaria. He was buried in Goulburn War Cemetery on 6 March 1943. |
| Cause of death: | Cerebral haemorrhage and malaria |
| Date of death: | 1943-03-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1943-03-06 |
| Place of first burial: | Goulburn War Cemetery |
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