Cemetery plot location: A-06-05
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| Classification: | Merchant Seaman |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJM (USA) 130022 |
| Surname: | NAKAMURA |
| Other names: | Kuniharu |
| Plate name: | NAKAMURA, KUNIHARU | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 中村 国春 |
| Grave location: | A-06-05 |
| Date of birth: | 1905-10-15 |
| Place of birth: | Uke-mura, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Not recorded |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Merchant Navy, civilian |
| Unit regimental number: | Akagatta maru |
| Date of capture: | 1944-06-17 |
| Place of capture: | At sea 150 miles north of Java |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-06-23 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Ship's engineer |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | Not recorded |
| Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
| Ship: | US Submarine |
| Personal effects: | Nil |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Uki NAKAMURA |
| Address of next of kin: | 214 Hirata, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Miichika NAKAMURA |
| Father’s occupation: | Fisherman |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Uki TANAHARA |
| Identification: | Height 5'1 .5", weight 100 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes, tattoo on upper left arm |
| Movement report: | NAKAMURA was captured at sea, and transported to Fremantle by a US submarine. He was transferred to Gaythorne, and then to Cowra. He arrived in Cowra on 27 July 1944, a week before the breakout. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to skull |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | One of the records stated that NAKAMURA did not speak English, and had been rejected by the military due to his lack of height. He had a daughter. |
| Related images: | NAKAMURA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |