Cemetery plot location: B-07-09
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145155 |
| Surname: | YAHAGI |
| Other names: | Tadashi |
| Plate name: | YAHAJI, TADASHI * | AKA (Also Known As): | Tadashi YAHAJI |
| Name in kanji: | 矢萩 正 |
| Grave location: | B-07-09 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-05-07 |
| Place of birth: | 158 Kotsuru Nagoka-mura, Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 158 Kotsuru Nagoka-mura, Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 3860 Regiment, 15 Pioneers |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-07 |
| Place of capture: | Buna, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Goulburn |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-13 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Gun shot wound to his left leg, which was amputated, gun shot wound to his right thumb and right foot |
| Trade or occupation: | Railway labourer |
| 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: | Tomikichi YAHAJI |
| Address of next of kin: | 158 Kotsuru Nagoka-mura, Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Tomikichi YAHAJI |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Tokuko YAHAGI |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", weight 130 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | YAHAGI had a gun shot wound to his left leg, which was amputated. He was sent to Goulburn to be hospitalised at the 114 Australian General Hospital on 13 February 1943. He was placed on the 'Seriously Ill' list on 26 March, and died on 2 April 1943. He was buried at the Goulburn War Cemetery on 3 April 1943. |
| Cause of death: | Debility and tuberculosis |
| Date of death: | 1943-04-02 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1943-04-03 |
| Place of first burial: | Goulburn War Cemetery |
| Extra information: | YAHAGI signed his name in both kanji characters and the alphabetic script. |
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