Cemetery plot location: A-05-21
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145329 |
| Surname: | YAGIO |
| Other names: | Haruaki |
| Plate name: | YAGIO, HARUHAKI * | AKA (Also Known As): | Haruhaki YAGIO |
| Name in kanji: | 柳生 春明 |
| Grave location: | A-05-21 |
| Date of birth: | 1911-04-11 |
| Place of birth: | 29 Mitsuo, Matsushige-mura, Itano-gun, Tokushima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 29 Mitsuo, Matsushige-mura, Itano-gun, Tokushima-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Hozumi Butai, 55 Regiment 1 Battalion 2 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-21 |
| Place of capture: | Giruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-03-03 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Gun shot wounds to his chest and ear; emaciated |
| Trade or occupation: | Farmer |
| 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: | Hiroko YAGINO |
| Address of next of kin: | 29 Mitsuo, Matsushige-mura, Itano-gun, Tokushima-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Not known (deceased) |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Shio (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5' 5", weight 100 lbs, complexion sallow, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | YAGIO was admitted to 2/9 Australian General Hospital in Port Moresby with gun shot wounds to his upper left chest and left pinna. After being transferred to Brisbane, he was admitted to the 3 Australian General Hospital for his wounds and for malaria. He was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 4 July 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wounds to right arm and shoulder |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | YAGIO signed his name in kanji, and the characters he used can also be read as YAGYU. |
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