Cemetery plot location: A-05-31
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147132 |
| Surname: | KAMINAGA |
| Other names: | Kiyoshi |
| Plate name: | KAMINAGA, KIYOSHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 神長 清 |
| Grave location: | A-05-31 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-08-16 |
| Place of birth: | Shimo-kunie, Kunita, Naga, Ibaragi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Shimo-kunie, Kunita, Naga, Ibaragi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Moto 4819, 2 Battalion, 4 Company, 2 Platoon (Rifleman) |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-16 |
| Place of capture: | Off Pak Island, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-03-25 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria |
| Trade or occupation: | Inspector / ammunition, Nissan Company |
| 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: | KAMINAGA, Kichisaburo |
| Address of next of kin: | Shimo-kunie, Kunita, Naga, Ibaragi-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | KAMINAGA, Kichisaburo |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'5", weight 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | KAMINAGA was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 12 April 1944. He was hospitalised twice in Cowra, with malaria and scabies. He rejoined the camp on 3 July 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound and self-inflicted wound; not definitely established |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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| Related images: | KAMINAGA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |