Cemetery plot location: C-01-08
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 148281 |
| Surname: | KASHIWAGI |
| Other names: | Zentaro |
| Plate name: | KASHIWAGI, ZENTARO | AKA (Also Known As): | HASHIWAGI |
| Name in kanji: | 柏木 善太郎 |
| Grave location: | C-01-08 |
| Date of birth: | 1911-03-28 |
| Place of birth: | Nagai-mura, Osato-gun, Saitama-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Nagai-mura, Osato-gun, Saitama-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army 124 Regiment, 2 company, 1 platoon, 1 Section |
| Date of capture: | 1944-07-01 |
| Place of capture: | Mouth of Waske River, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Gaythorne |
| Date interned: | 1944-07-17 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria and malnutrition |
| 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: | Konkichi KASHIWAGI |
| Address of next of kin: | Nagai-mura, Osato-gun, Saitama-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Konkichi KASHIWAGI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Setsu (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", weight 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | KASHIWAGI was interned at Gaythorne on 17 July 1944. On 20 July 1944 he was hospitalised at the 67 Australian Camp Hospital. On 25 July 1944 he died at the hospital due to malaria and malnutrition. He was cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium. His casket number was 8651. His ashes were interred in the Barmera War Cemetery in August 1946. |
| Cause of death: | Malaria and malnutrition |
| Date of death: | 1944-07-25 |
| Cremation or burial: | Cremated |
| Date of burial: | 1946-08-06 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera War Cemetery, South Australia |
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