Cemetery plot location: A-06-17
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147143 |
| Surname: | SATO |
| Other names: | Susumu |
| Plate name: | SATO, SUSUMU | AKA (Also Known As): | Susumi SATO |
| Name in kanji: | 佐藤 進 |
| Grave location: | A-06-17 |
| Date of birth: | 1914-03-05 |
| Place of birth: | Takamatsu, Kagawa-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 1234 Shintori-machi, Takamatsu, Kagawa-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Sergeant Major (Platoon leader) |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 141 Regiment, 2 Battalion, 5 Company, Sato Platoon |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-16 |
| Place of capture: | Talasea and Campbell, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-03-25 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Police |
| 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: | Fumiko SATO |
| Address of next of kin: | 1234 Shintori-machi, Takamatsu, Kagawa-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Toshio SATO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Matsuko MASE |
| Identification: | Height 5'4", weight 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | SATO was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 10 June 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to head |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | SATO’s NAA records spelled his first name as Susumi. However, Susumu was the correct spelling. SATO had a daughter. |
| Related images: | SATO’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summaries (pdfs): |