Cemetery plot location: A-06-29
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145085 |
| Surname: | IZUMIDA |
| Other names: | Senichi |
| Plate name: | IZUMIDA, SENICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | イヅミダ センイチ |
| Grave location: | A-06-29 |
| Date of birth: | 1919-04-04 |
| Place of birth: | Danna, Chosen, Korea |
| Private address: | Shiroyama, Hiurasan-aza, Asa-gun, Yue, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Kochi Rentai, 34 Seibu Regiment, Kusunose |
| Date of capture: | 1942-12-16 |
| Place of capture: | Buna, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-01-26 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Gun shot wounds to left shoulder and right hand; injuries was regarded as slight |
| Trade or occupation: | Barber |
| 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: | Hasue IZUMIDA |
| Address of next of kin: | Shiroyama, Hiurasan-aza, Asa-gun, Yue, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Jiro IZUMIDA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Tsuruni (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | IZUMIDA was hospitalised for a month after arriving in Brisbane. He was interned in Gaythorne on 23 January 1943, and transferred to Cowra on 12 March 1943. He was hospitalised with malaria in November 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to skull |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | IZUMIDA signed in katakana. He was born in Korea. |
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