Cemetery plot location: A-05-05
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147116 |
| Surname: | NOGUCHI |
| Other names: | Shigemasa |
| Plate name: | NOGUCHI, SHIGEMASA | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 野口 繁政 |
| Grave location: | A-05-05 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-07-19 |
| Place of birth: | Shizuoka, Shizuoka-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 86 Ichabane, Shizuoka, Shizuoka-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | 17 Division, 23 Field Artillery Regiment 3 Battalion Field Train (Gunner Ammunition carrier) |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-13 |
| Place of capture: | Near Kometto, New Britain |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-03-26 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Shoe maker |
| 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: | Kuma NOGUCHI |
| Address of next of kin: | 86 Ichabane, Shizuoka, Shizuoka-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Grandmother |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5' 1", weight 120 lbs, completion sallow, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | NOGUCHI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 24 April 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wounds to abdomen and head |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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