Cemetery plot location: B-06-14
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| Classification: | Merchant Seaman |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJM 16368 |
| Surname: | MAESHIMA |
| Other names: | Yokichi |
| Plate name: | MAESHIMA, YOKICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | B-06-14 |
| Date of birth: | 1922-03-31 |
| Place of birth: | Wakayama-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Thursday Island, Queensland |
| Business address: | Thursday Island, Queensland |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1941-12-13 |
| Place of capture: | Thursday Island |
| Reason for internment: | Enemy alien |
| Camp interned: | Hay |
| Date interned: | 1942-01-02 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Cook |
| Length of residence in Australia: | 1 and 3/4 years |
| Date of entry: | 1940-04-17 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Thursday Island |
| Ship: | Atsuta Maru |
| Personal effects: | Approximately 30 pounds, deposited with Mr MATSUSHITA, Thursday Island |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Toyokichi MAESHIMA |
| Address of next of kin: | Miyazaki |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Toyokichi MAESHIMA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Yasuno MATSUMOTO |
| Identification: | 5'5", 140 lbs, dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | MAESHIMA was sent to Hay on 2 January 1942. Due to prisoner reclassification in May 1943, he was transferred to Loveday on 10 May 1943. However, he was after all classified as PWJM and returned to Hay on 21 July 1943. He was admitted to the 14 Australian Camp Hospital on 1945. |
| Cause of death: | Not recorded |
| Date of death: | 1945-05-26 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1945-10-28 |
| Place of first burial: | Hay |
| Extra information: | Unable to locate information in National Archives of Australia. |
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