Cemetery plot location: A-06-27
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145366 |
| Surname: | OKISHIRO |
| Other names: | Toshio |
| Plate name: | OKI, SHIRO * | AKA (Also Known As): | Shiro OKI |
| Name in kanji: | 沖代 利雄 |
| Grave location: | A-06-27 |
| Date of birth: | 1916-08-01 |
| Place of birth: | Aihara-mura, Tsuna-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Sonokichi, Kodani, Kusaka, Yamana-mura, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 170 Infantry Regiment, 3 Battalion, 9 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-31 |
| Place of capture: | Gona, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-04-05 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria, and hospitalised in Port Moresby |
| Trade or occupation: | Tailor |
| 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: | Shizuko OKISHIRO |
| Address of next of kin: | Sonokichi, Kodani, Kusaka, Yamana-mura, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Torakichi OKISHIRO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Chiyo (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 130 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | OKISHIRO was transferred from Port Moresby to Queensland on 13 February, and was admitted to the 2/9 Australian General Hospital with malaria. He was hospitalised for over two months until 5 April. He was interned in Gaythorne, and then transferred to Cowra on 10 July 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 |
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