Cemetery plot location: A-06-24
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147146 |
| Surname: | MIKI |
| Other names: | Hiroshi |
| Plate name: | MIKI, HIROSHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 三木 洋 |
| Grave location: | A-06-24 |
| Date of birth: | 1911-08-20 |
| Place of birth: | Fukuyama, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Fukuyama, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 65 Infantry Brigade, 141 Regiment, 2 Battalion, 5 Company, 3 Platoon, 4 Section (Grenade thrower) |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-16 |
| Place of capture: | Talasea, New Britain |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-03-26 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Weakness due to malaria |
| Trade or occupation: | Importer |
| 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: | Sumiko MIKI |
| Address of next of kin: | Fukuyama, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'2", weight 108 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | MIKI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 24 April 1944. He was hospitalised with malaria in Cowra. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to back |
| 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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