Cemetery plot location: A-05-01
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145511 |
| Surname: | YOSHIKAWA |
| Other names: | Tadaichi |
| Plate name: | YOSHIKAWA, TADAICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 吉川 忠一 |
| Grave location: | A-05-01 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-03-06 |
| Place of birth: | Miyako, Tomio-kura, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Miyako, Tomio-kura, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 21 IndependGroundent Mixed Artillery Regiment, 2 Company, Heavy Field Artillery Unit |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-21 |
| Place of capture: | Trobriand Islands |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-05-24 |
| Health condition on arrival: | He had malaria three times. |
| 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: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Kumajiro YOSHIKAWA |
| Address of next of kin: | Miyako, Tomio-kura, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Brother |
| Father’s name: | Kumajiro YOSHIKAWA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5' 3", weight 110 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | YOSHIKAWA was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 10 July 1943. He was hospitalised once in Gaythorne and once in Cowra with malaria. He died during the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Suicide, strangulation by hanging |
| 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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