Cemetery plot location: B-02-03
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| Classification: | Internee |
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| Identification number: | QJ 16390 |
| Surname: | NISHIKAWA |
| Other names: | Kamekichi |
| Plate name: | NISHIKAWA, KAMEKICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 西川 |
| Grave location: | B-02-03 |
| Date of birth: | 1869-01-01 |
| Place of birth: | Wakayama-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Thursday Island, Queensland |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | 1941-12-08 |
| 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: | Manager |
| Length of residence in Australia: | 30 years |
| Date of entry: | 1905-08-08 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Mackay |
| Ship: | Senda Maru |
| Personal effects: | Personal clothing |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Yonematsu NISHIKAWA |
| Address of next of kin: | Mtsuye-mura, Kaiso-gun, Wakayama-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Son |
| Father’s name: | Hikobei NISHIKAWA (Deceased) |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Iwano HIGASHIKAWA (Deceased) |
| Identification: | 5'3", 133 lbs., dark complexion, grey hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | NISHIKAWA was sent to Hay on 2 January 1942 and was transferred to Loveday as part of prisoner reclassification on 12 May 1943. NISHIKAWA was admitted to the 64 Camp Hospital on 31 August 1945 and was placed on the 'Seriously Ill' list on 19 November 1945. |
| Cause of death: | Carcinoma |
| Date of death: | 1945-11-21 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1945-11-23 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera |
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