Cemetery plot location: B-06-05
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| Classification: | Internee |
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| Identification number: | QJ 16077 |
| Surname: | MATSUMOTO |
| Other names: | Kumataro |
| Plate name: | MATSUMOTO, KUMATARO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | B-06-05 |
| Date of birth: | 1869-04-08 |
| Place of birth: | Japan |
| Private address: | Arish via Silkwood |
| Business address: | EL Arish via Silkwood |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | Not recorded |
| Place of capture: | El Arish via Silkwood |
| Reason for internment: | Enemy alien |
| Camp interned: | Hay |
| Date interned: | 1941-01-03 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Gardener |
| Length of residence in Australia: | 50 years (1.5 years at Victoria Mills, 40 years in Silkwood, never revisited Japan) |
| Date of entry: | 1894 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Rosinda Point |
| Ship: | Sagami Maru |
| Personal effects: | Cash: 1 pound 15 shillings with District Finance Office Brisbane |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Sakikae MATSUMOTO |
| Address of next of kin: | Chara-mura, Koeihon- mura, Kumamoto-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Sister |
| Father’s name: | Yonesaku MATSUMOTO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | 5'2", 7 stone, dark complexion, nearly grey, dark brown |
| Movement report: | MATSUMOTO was sent to Hay via Gaythorne on 3 January 1942 . On 12 March 1942 he was admitted to hospital with pneumonia. |
| Cause of death: | Pneumonia |
| Date of death: | 1942-03-12 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1942-03-13 |
| Place of first burial: | Hay |
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