Cemetery plot location: A-05-36
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 100034 |
| Surname: | HOSONO |
| Other names: | Shigeaki |
| Plate name: | HOSONO, SHIGEKI * | AKA (Also Known As): | Shigeki HOSONO |
| Name in kanji: | 細野 重秋 |
| Grave location: | A-05-36 |
| Date of birth: | 1911 |
| Place of birth: | Omori-machi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Private address: | Not recorded |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Moto 2804, 1 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-04-12 |
| Place of capture: | New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-05-03 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Textile worker |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | Not recorded |
| Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
| Ship: | Not recorded |
| Personal effects: | Nil |
| Religion: | Shinto |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Haruko HOSONO |
| Address of next of kin: | Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Ditsu HOSONO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Not recorded |
| Movement report: | HOSONO was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 3 July 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Burnt in a hut |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | HOSONO’s records are scarce in information. For example, his date of birth is only recorded as 1911. He had two children. |
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