Cemetery plot location: C-02-09
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| Classification: | Internee |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | IJ 50085 |
| Surname: | NISHITSUJI |
| Other names: | Yoichi |
| Plate name: | NISHITSUJI, YOICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | C-02-09 |
| Date of birth: | 1890-11-27 |
| Place of birth: | Wakayama-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Not recorded |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1941-12-08 |
| Place of capture: | Probolinggo, Java, N.E.I. |
| Reason for internment: | Enemy alien |
| Camp interned: | Loveday |
| Date interned: | 1942-01-30 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Merchant |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | 1942-01-27 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Adelaide |
| Ship: | Cremer |
| Personal effects: | Luggage |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Hatsu NISHITSUJI |
| Address of next of kin: | Wakayama-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Elder sister |
| Father’s name: | Deceased |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Deceased |
| Identification: | 5'4", 117 lbs, brown complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | NISHITSUJI was transferred from N.E.I. to Australia and sent to Loveday on 30 January 1942. He was transferred to Moorook West Wood Camp on 1 March 1943, but returned to Loveday on 3 November 1943. He was admitted to the 64 Camp Hospital on 20 January 1945, and was placed on 'Seriously Ill' list on 11 July 1945. Due to the closure of the Loveday camp, he was transferred to Tatura on 7 March 1946 and died at 28 Australian Camp Hospital. |
| Cause of death: | Advanced tuberculosis |
| Date of death: | 1946-05-19 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1946-05-20 |
| Place of first burial: | Tatura |
| Extra information: | There is a discrepancy in the date of NISHITSUJI ‘s death. In NAA: MP1103/1, it is recorded as 1946-05-19, but on his grave plate, it is recorded as 1946-05-14. |
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