Cemetery plot location: A-07-01
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147781 |
| Surname: | KAZAMU |
| Other names: | Toshiji |
| Plate name: | KAZAMU, TOSHIJI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 風無 壽治 |
| Grave location: | A-07-01 |
| Date of birth: | 1915-10-10 |
| Place of birth: | 30 Kojune-cho, Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Private address: | Hiranoma, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian on medical duties |
| Unit regimental number: | Navy, No. 8 Naval Construction Unit |
| Date of capture: | 1944-05-06 |
| Place of capture: | Depapre, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-06-05 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Not recorded |
| 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: | Toshiko KAZAMU |
| Address of next of kin: | Hiranoma, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Yonezo KAZAMU |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Sumi KAZAMU |
| Identification: | Height 5'7", 17 kan (140 lbs), sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, wears glasses |
| Movement report: | KAZAMU was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 8 July 1944. He was injured in the breakout, and died at the 15 Australian Camp Hospital on 12 August 1944. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to skull |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-12 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-14 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | KAZAMU’s cemetery index card at the Office of Australia War Graves recorded that his body was identified by his photograph and finger prints. |
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