Cemetery plot location: B-06-10
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 149257 |
| Surname: | KOIKE |
| Other names: | Yotaro |
| Plate name: | KOIKE, YOTARO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 小池 陽太郎 |
| Grave location: | B-06-10 |
| Date of birth: | 1919-01-30 |
| Place of birth: | 15 3-chome, Kami Takata, Nakano-ku, Tokyo-to, Japan |
| Private address: | 15 3-chome, Kami Takata, Nakano-ku, Tokyo-to, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Leading Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 35 Division, 219 Regiment, 2 Battalion, 7 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1944-08-06 |
| Place of capture: | Korido, Biak Island |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Gaythorne |
| Date interned: | 1944-09-27 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Commercial supervisor |
| 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: | Masue KOIKE |
| Address of next of kin: | 15 3-chome, Kami Takata, Nakano-ku, Tokyo-to, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Mother |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Masue ONO |
| Identification: | Height 5'7", weight 130 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | KOIKE was transferred from Gaythorne to Hay on 18 October 1944. He was sent to the 14 Australian Camp Hospital on 14 March 1945, and was listed on the 'Seriously Ill' list. He rejoined the camp on 14 April 1945, but was sent back to the hospital on 23 June (or July) 1945. He rejoined the camp on 7 August 1945. He was re-admitted to the hospital on 8 November, and died on 9 November 1945. He was buried in the Hay War Cemetery on 9 November 1945. |
| Cause of death: | Peritonitis |
| Date of death: | 1945-11-09 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1945-11-09 |
| Place of first burial: | Hay War Cemetery |
| Extra information: | There is an extra record for KOIKE in NAA Sydney: SP196/2, 445/1/7280. |
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