Cemetery plot location: A-07-23
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147279 |
| Surname: | ADACHI |
| Other names: | Yoshio |
| Plate name: | ADACHI, YOSHIO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 足立 良夫 |
| Grave location: | A-07-23 |
| Date of birth: | 1919-08-25 |
| Place of birth: | Sajichi-mura, Hikami-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 6 1-chome, Kuyashi-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 53 Infantry Regiment, Signals Company, Wireless Platoon |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-28 |
| Place of capture: | Kometto, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-04-12 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria and hospitalised in New Guinea |
| Trade or occupation: | Machine worker |
| 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, Shin sect |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Keichi ADACHI |
| Address of next of kin: | Sajichi-mura, Hikami-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Oldest brother |
| Father’s name: | Tatsunosuke ADACHI (deceased) |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Sadako ADACHI (deceased) |
| Identification: | Height 5'4.5", weight 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, wound on left hand |
| Movement report: | ADACHI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 10 May 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to forehead |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | As well as his brother, ADACHI nominated his uncle, Shinosuke ADACHI as his next of kin. His private address was recorded as “Kuyashi-ku” in Osaka, which could have been misspelled, and as a result, the correct address could not be identified. |
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