Cemetery plot location: B-08-01
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| Classification: | Internee |
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| Identification number: | DJ 18100 |
| Surname: | MURAKAMI |
| Other names: | Yasukichi |
| Plate name: | MURAKAMI, YASUKICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 村上 安吉 |
| Grave location: | B-08-01 |
| Date of birth: | 1880-12-19 |
| Place of birth: | Wakayama-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Cavenagh St., Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Business address: | Cavenagh St., Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1941-12-08 |
| Place of capture: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Reason for internment: | Enemy alien |
| Camp interned: | Tatura |
| Date interned: | 1941-12-08 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Photographer |
| Length of residence in Australia: | 44 years (returned to Japan in 1925 once) |
| Date of entry: | 1897-03-03 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Cossack |
| Ship: | Saladin |
| Personal effects: | Bedding, clothing, and sum of ￡120.7.3 paid to the receiver of Public Monies. List of properties owned in Australia as follows: 2 Water tanks (1 round and 1 square), 1 Stove, 8 Chairs, 9 Tables (round and square), 4 Book cases (containing books), 1 Ice Chest, 1 Safe, 1 Wireless, 5 Cameras, 4 Stools, 4 Cupboards, 1 Bed, 5 Platforms, 1 Gramophone, 1 Telephone, 1 Child's bike, 1 Push bike, 9 Cases and 1 Trunk, 2 Wardrobes, 1 Meat safe, 1 Dust bin, 1 Set Children's Encyclopaedia. In the BACK ROOM: 3 Tables, 3 Charcoal irons, 1 Chair, 1 Box Buffalo Horns, 1 Baby's chair, 1 Enamel jug, 1 Enamel dish, Various tools On the BACK VERANDAH: 1 Chair wooden, 1 Chair cane, 1 Ice box, 1 Table round, 1 Water container, 1 Tub, 1 Petrol lamp, 1 Dish tin, 1 Dish enamel, 1 Frying pan, 2 Saucepans enamel, 2 Saucepans aluminium, 1 Kettle, 1 Jug, 2 Basins enamel, 1 Broom, 2 Scrubbing brushes In the BEDROOM: 1 Chest of drawers, 1 Dressing table - Mirror, 1 Sewing machine, 1 Tricycle, 1 Wooden trunk, 4 Suit cases, 1 Shoe cupboard In the DINING ROOM: 2 Tables, 3 Chairs, 2 Cupboards, 1 Stove, 1 Chest of Drawers, 1 Clock, 1 Electric fan, 1 Tub, 2 Primus |
| Religion: | No religion in Australia |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married with 6 sons, 3 daughters (1 daughter in Japan, 1 son in Sydney) |
| Next of kin: | Yasunosuke MURAKAMI |
| Address of next of kin: | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Son |
| Father’s name: | Jubey MURAKAMI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Yasu MURAKAMI |
| Identification: | 5'3", 8 stone, brown complexion, grey hair, brown eyes, scar near his right thumb |
| Movement report: | MURAKAMI was first sent to Adelaide River, and then transferred to Tatura via Liverpool. He was admitted to the Waranga Hospital on 2 June 1944, and returned to the camp on 19 June 1944. |
| Cause of death: | Myocarditis |
| Date of death: | 1944-06-26 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-06-27 |
| Place of first burial: | Tatura |
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