Cemetery plot location: A-06-30
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147009 |
| Surname: | OKAZOE |
| Other names: | Yoshinao |
| Plate name: | OKAZOE, YOSHINAO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 岡添 義直 |
| Grave location: | A-06-30 |
| Date of birth: | 1917-05-15 |
| Place of birth: | 911 Kitachi, Kitahara-mura, Takaoka-gun, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 911 Kitachi, Kitahara-mura, Takaoka-gun, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 141 Infantry Regiment |
| Date of capture: | 1944-01-07 |
| Place of capture: | Cape Gloucester, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-02-15 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Mechanic, paper-making machinery |
| 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: | Homi OKAZOE |
| Address of next of kin: | 911 Kitachi, Kitahara-mura, Takaoka-gun, Kochi-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Torataro UMIJI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Shikai UMIJI |
| Identification: | Height 5'7", 115 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, scar on left side of abdomen |
| Movement report: | OKAZOE was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 23 February 1944. 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 |
| Extra information: | OKAZOE’s son visited Cowra as one the representatives of the bereaved families for the first commemorative visit in 1965. He lives in Kochi city. OKAZOE had two sons. |
| Related images: | OKAZOE’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |