Cemetery plot location: A-05-18
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145525 |
| Surname: | HATANO |
| Other names: | Masami |
| Plate name: | HATANO, MASAMI | AKA (Also Known As): | Hiroshi MIZUKI |
| Name in kanji: | 波多野 政實 |
| Grave location: | A-05-18 |
| Date of birth: | 1917-01-14 |
| Place of birth: | 1-chome, Aza, Hon-machi, Gifu-gun, Gifu-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Not recorded |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Anti-Air Artillery 3616, 3 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-21 |
| Place of capture: | Trobriand Islands |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-05-16 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Office clerk |
| 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: | Shigeichi HATANO |
| Address of next of kin: | 1-chome, Aza, Hon-machi, Gifu-gun, Gifu-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Hiroshi MIZUKI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes, short-sighted |
| Movement report: | HATANO was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 10 July 1943. 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: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | In the extra observation field of his record at the National Archives of Australia (NAA: MP1103/2 ) it was recorded: “This man was the leader of a conspiracy to give false information. See No. 145, 524.” Hatano probably gave his name as Hiroshi MIZUKI initially. |
| Related images: | HATANO’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |