Cemetery plot location: A-07-06
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147679 |
| Surname: | HONDA |
| Other names: | Ishimatsu |
| Plate name: | HONDA, ISHIMATSU | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 本多 石松 |
| Grave location: | A-07-06 |
| Date of birth: | 1906-11-29 |
| Place of birth: | 2290 Hisayoshi, Higashi Sotomi-mura, Minami Ura-gun, Ehime-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 2290 Hisayoshi, Higashi Sotomi-mura, Minami Ura-gun, Ehime-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Akatsuki 6191, 2nd Ei-maru (18 ton boat) |
| Date of capture: | 1944-05-05 |
| Place of capture: | West of Hollandia, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-07-11 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Fisherman |
| 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: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Kimie HONDA (her maiden name) |
| Address of next of kin: | 2290 Hisayoshi, Higashi Sotomi-mura, Minami Ura-gun, Ehime-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Kyukichi HONDA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Uma HONDA |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 132 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | HONDA was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 22 July 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Suicide, strangulation by hanging |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-09 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | One of HONDA’s reports had a comment by his mother’s maiden name, which stated that in his village, most families had the surname HONDA. HONDA’s unit name was Akatsuki, and he was on a boat. He may have been a civilian attached to the Army or the Navy. |
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