Cemetery plot location: A-07-05
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145690 |
| Surname: | MATSUI |
| Other names: | Gunichi |
| Plate name: | MATSUI, GUNICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 松井 軍一 |
| Grave location: | A-07-05 |
| Date of birth: | 1916-05-12 |
| Place of birth: | 38 Katsu-mura, Kamihei-gun Iwate-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Sumiyoshi-cho, Nakajima, Kokura-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Sergeant |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 79 Asa 2054. 3 Battalion 9 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1944-02-07 |
| Place of capture: | Near Roinji 2, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-02-18 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Mechanic |
| 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: | Kosaku MATSUI, Kojiro MATSUI |
| Address of next of kin: | 38 Katsu-mura, Kamihei-gun Iwate-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Kosaku MATSUI, Kojiro MATSUI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Yai MATSUI |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", weight 110 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, prominent jaw, wears glasses |
| Movement report: | MATSUI was interned in Gaythorne and hospitalised for 10 days in February and 10 days in March to April, 1944 with malaria. He was transferred to Cowra on 12 April 1944. He was again hospitalised for five days in May with malaria. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to skull |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-09 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | MATSUI gave two name for his father, Kojiro and Kosaku. The father’s pre-marriage name was KANNO. He had a de facto wife whose name was Fusai (or Fusae). |
| Related images: | MATSUI’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |