Cemetery plot location: B-09-11
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 100781 |
| Surname: | OBA |
| Other names: | Kazuo |
| Plate name: | OBA, KAZUA * | AKA (Also Known As): | Kazua OBA |
| Name in kanji: | 大場 一男 |
| Grave location: | B-09-11 |
| Date of birth: | 1919-10-25 |
| Place of birth: | 82 Saigo-mura, Minami-gun, Yamagata-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 82 Saigo-mura, Minami-gun, Yamagata-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Leading Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 34 Division Takarazawa Unit, Independent Infantry Battalion, 1 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1945-02-03 |
| Place of capture: | Malibu Batangas, Luzon |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Gaythorne |
| Date interned: | 1945-03-13 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Health inspector |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | Not recorded |
| Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
| Ship: | Not recorded |
| Personal effects: | 2x50 sen notes |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Genjuro OBA |
| Address of next of kin: | 82 Saigo-mura, Minami-gun, Yamagata-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Genjuro OBA |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Mon ASAJI |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", weight 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | OBA was interned in Gaythorne on 12 March, and sent to Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) between 21 and 26 March 1945. He was admitted at the 67 Australian Camp Hospital on 27 March, and died there on 31 March 1945. He was cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium on 4 April. His casket number was 9648. His ashes were interred in the Barmera War Cemetery. |
| Cause of death: | Suicide |
| Date of death: | 1945-03-31 |
| Cremation or burial: | Cremated |
| Date of burial: | Not recorded |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera War Cemetery, South Australia |
| Extra information: | It is not clear if he was sent to the hospital after a suicide attempt or if he committed suicide in the hospital. |
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