Cemetery plot location: A-05-04
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147213 |
| Surname: | MIYAI |
| Other names: | Fumio |
| Plate name: | MIYAI, FUMIO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 宮井 文男 |
| Grave location: | A-05-04 |
| Date of birth: | 1914-03-06 |
| Place of birth: | 31 Dojima Nishidori, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Private address: | 1, 5-chome, Hirano-machi, Higashi-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan; |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Leading Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army 5 Independent Heavy Field Artillery Battalion |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-24 |
| Place of capture: | East of Talasea, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-04-04 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria |
| Trade or occupation: | Athletic instructor |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | Not recorded |
| Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
| Ship: | Not recorded |
| Personal effects: | Nil |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Mitsue MIYAI |
| Address of next of kin: | 31 Dojima Nishidori, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Mother |
| Father’s name: | Tokunosuke MIYAI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Mitsue (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5' 5", weight 135 lbs, complexion sallow, black hair |
| Movement report: | MIYAI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 22 April 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to right side |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | An early photo of MIYAI’s grave is in Rikai: A Guide To the Japanese War Cemetery (page 15) with a Christian cross. MIYAI gave two different private addresses. |
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