Cemetery plot location: B-01-11
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145088 |
| Surname: | TSUJIMOTO |
| Other names: | Sokasa |
| Plate name: | TSUJIMOTO, SOKASA | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | No signature |
| Grave location: | B-01-11 |
| Date of birth: | 1919-12-19 |
| Place of birth: | Aoaza Kami-machi, Kanmaki-kura, Itsuataki-gun, Nara-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Aoaza Kami-machi, Kanmaki-kura, Itsuataki-gun, Nara-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Independent Engineer Unit, Harada Butai, Kitajima Tai |
| Date of capture: | 1942-12-29 |
| Place of capture: | Gona, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | 112 Australian General Hospital |
| Date interned: | 1943-01-23 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from dengue fever, gun shot wound to his right buttock |
| Trade or occupation: | Farmer |
| 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: | Shotaro TSUJIMOTO |
| Address of next of kin: | Aoaza Kami-machi, Kanmaki-kura, Itsuataki-gun, Nara-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Shotaro TSUJIMOTO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Masaia (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Not recorded |
| Movement report: | TSUJIMOTO was admitted to the 2/9 Hospital in Port Moresby with dengue fever and a gun shot wound to his buttock. He was transported to Australia on 23 January 1943, and admitted to the 112 Australian General Hospital with a gun shot wound to his abdomen. He died on 29 January 1943. He was cremated in Lutwyche on 30 January 1943. The ashes were interred in Barmera War Cemetery in August 1946. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to abdomen |
| Date of death: | 1943-01-29 |
| Cremation or burial: | Cremated |
| Date of burial: | 1946-08-06 |
| Place of first burial: | Barmera War Cemetery, South Australia |
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