Cemetery plot location: A-07-12
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145233 |
| Surname: | YAMADA |
| Other names: | Chiyokazu |
| Plate name: | YAMADA, CHIKASU * | AKA (Also Known As): | Chikasu YAMADA; Chiyokasu YAMADA |
| Name in kanji: | 山田 千代数 |
| Grave location: | A-07-12 |
| Date of birth: | 1918-11-28 |
| Place of birth: | 28 Amagasaki-machi, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 28 Amagasaki-machi, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Leading Corporal |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Yamagata Butai. 1 Battalion, Machine Gun Company |
| Date of capture: | 1942-01-21 |
| Place of capture: | Giruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-19 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Bullet wounds to his left arm and hand |
| Trade or occupation: | 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: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Sei YAMADA |
| Address of next of kin: | Akamatsu, Ako-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Mother |
| Father’s name: | Hiroshi YAMADA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Sei YAMADA |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", weight 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | YAMADA was injured in his left wrist when he was captured and hospitalised in Port Moresby, and was transferred to the mainland by a hospital ship. He was admitted to the 3 Australian General Hospital and discharged for internment in Gaythorne on 19 February 1943. He was transferred to Cowra on 4 April 1943. He was given a 21-day detention between 16 June and 7 July 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to back |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-09 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | YAMADA’s first name in kanji characters was 千代数．It can be read as Chiyokazu or Chiyokasu. |
| Related images: | YAMADA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |