Cemetery plot location: A-07-03
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147233 |
| Surname: | MORI |
| Other names: | Masao |
| Plate name: | MORI, MASAO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 森 政夫 |
| Grave location: | A-07-03 |
| Date of birth: | 1922-11-05 |
| Place of birth: | 5-chome, Udetsuka-cho, Hayashida-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 5-chome, Udetsuka-cho, Hayashida-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 53 Infantry Regiment, 2 Battalion, Infantry Gun Platoon |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-29 |
| Place of capture: | Kometto, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-04-15 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from beriberi, malaria and skin diseases |
| Trade or occupation: | Store keeper |
| 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: | Tanematsu MORI |
| Address of next of kin: | 5-chome, Udetsuka-cho, Hayashida-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Tanematsu MORI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Tsune MIKI |
| Identification: | Height 5'4", weight 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | MORI was interned in Gaythorne and hospitalised for about a week. He was transferred to Cowra on 10 May 1944. He was hospitalised between 13 May and 10 June with tinea and malaria. He was hospitalised again between 23 and 30 June 1944 with otitis media. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to groin |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-09 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | Hayashida-ku in Kobe is now in Nagata-ku. |
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