Cemetery plot location: A-07-19
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147111 |
| Surname: | FUJIWARA |
| Other names: | Tetsuji |
| Plate name: | FUJIWARA, TETSUJI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 藤原 哲治 |
| Grave location: | A-07-19 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-08-10 |
| Place of birth: | Ochitani, Kanzaki, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Ochitani, Kanzaki, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 81 Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion, 4 Company, 1 Platoon, 1 Section (Rifleman) |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-13 |
| Place of capture: | Between Karai-ai and Iboki, New Britain |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-03-21 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Truck driver |
| 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: | Kanzo FUJIWARA |
| Address of next of kin: | Ochitani, Kanzaki, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Kanzo FUJIWARA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Kiyo (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", 105 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | FUJIWARA was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 22 May 1944, and admitted to the hospital for a week with tinea. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to left chest |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-09 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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| Related images: | FUJIWARA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |