Cemetery plot location: B-07-05
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145336 |
| Surname: | YOSHIMURA |
| Other names: | Hirotaki |
| Plate name: | YOSHIMURA, HIROTAKI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | No signature |
| Grave location: | B-07-05 |
| Date of birth: | 1918-07-15 |
| Place of birth: | 1036 Aza Mitanouye, Inokuchi-mura, Aki-gun, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 1036 Aza Mitanouye, Inokuchi-mura, Aki-gun, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 144 Regiment, 3 Battalion, Artillery, Kusunose Unit |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-25 |
| Place of capture: | Giruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | 2/9 Australian General Hospital in Port Moresby |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-07 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria and dysentery |
| Trade or occupation: | Industrial worker |
| 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: | Kujiyo YOSHIMURA |
| Address of next of kin: | 1036 Aza Mitanouye, Inokuchi-mura, Aki-gun, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Mother |
| Father’s name: | Shigekichi YOSHIMURA (deceased) |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 115 lbs, sallow complexion, dark hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | YOSHIMURA arrived in Port Moresby on 7 February, and was admitted to the 2/8 Australian General Hospital. He left Port Moresby on 19 February, and was sent to the 114 Australian General Hospital in Goulburn. He died there on 10 March 1943. He was buried in the Goulburn War Cemetery on 10 March 1943. |
| Cause of death: | Acute bacillary dysentery due to malaria and malnutrition |
| Date of death: | 1943-03-10 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1943-03-10 |
| Place of first burial: | Goulburn War Cemetery |
| Extra information: | YOSHIMURA’s record in the National Archives of Australia (NAA: MP1103/2 ) includes his Basic Personnel Record form which was used for POWs who were captured by the US Forces. The form does not include any photos of YOSHIMURA. He did not sign his reports, probably because he was too ill. |
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