Cemetery plot location: B-01-14
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145043 |
| Surname: | MIYASHIRO |
| Other names: | Shingi |
| Plate name: | MIYASHIRO, SHINGI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | No signature |
| Grave location: | B-01-14 |
| Date of birth: | 1923-02-15 |
| Place of birth: | Kitatani-mura, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Kitatani-mura, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian labourer |
| Unit regimental number: | 72 Regiment, Yamomoto Unit, Okui Platoon |
| Date of capture: | 1942-11-25 |
| Place of capture: | Buna, New Guinea (Map reference 1" 205235) |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | 112 Australian General Hospital |
| Date interned: | 1942-12-04 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria |
| Trade or occupation: | Construction 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: | Shinto |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | (First name uncertain) MIYASHIRO |
| Address of next of kin: | Kitatani-mura, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | (First name uncertain) MIYASHIRO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Not recorded |
| Movement report: | MIYASHIRO was transferred from Port Moresby to Australia on 4 December 1942, and admitted to the 112 Australian General Hospital with malaria. He died on 5 December 1942. He was cremated on 8 December 1942. His casket number was 6565, and it was sent to the Consul for Switzerland. MIYASHIRO's ashes were interred in Barmera War Cemetery in August 1946. |
| Cause of death: | Malaria |
| Date of death: | 1942-12-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Cremated |
| Date of burial: | 1946-08-06 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera War Cemetery |
| Extra information: | MIYASHIRO died soon after he arrived in Australia. His first name Shingi is an unusual name. It may be Shinji. |
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