Cemetery plot location: A-06-10
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147039 |
| Surname: | SUGITANI |
| Other names: | Hideo |
| Plate name: | SUGITANI, HIDEO | AKA (Also Known As): | Hideo SUGIYANI |
| Name in kanji: | 杉谷 秀夫 |
| Grave location: | A-06-10 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-10-04 |
| Place of birth: | Miyauchi, Okura, Yabu-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Miyauchi, Okura, Yabu-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 17 Division 53 Infantry (Tsuki), 2 Battalion 5 Company 1 Platoon (rifleman) |
| Date of capture: | 1944-02-19 |
| Place of capture: | Karaiai, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-03-16 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| 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: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Saiko SUGITANI |
| Address of next of kin: | Miyauchi, Okura, Yabu-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Mother |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Saiko |
| Identification: | Height 5'5", weight 110 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | SUGITANI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 12 April 1944. He was hospitalised in Cowra once with scabies and twice with malaria. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to 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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