Cemetery plot location: A-06-16
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147823 |
| Surname: | ITO |
| Other names: | Fusao |
| Plate name: | ITO, FUSAO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 伊藤 房雄 |
| Grave location: | A-06-16 |
| Date of birth: | 1912-03-31 |
| Place of birth: | Kyoto, Japan |
| Private address: | Kunitsugi-cho, Higashi Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, MO 6030, Machine Gun |
| Date of capture: | 1944-05-09 |
| Place of capture: | Hollandia, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-06-05 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Carbon welder |
| 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: | Timitaro SOWA |
| Address of next of kin: | Osaka |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Brother-in-law |
| Father’s name: | Fusakichi ITO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Fumi OMI |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 107 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | ITO was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 22 July 1944. 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: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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| Related images: | ITO’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |