Cemetery plot location: A-04-40
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147802 |
| Surname: | KATO |
| Other names: | Toichiro |
| Plate name: | KATO, TOICHIRO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 加藤 藤一郎 |
| Grave location: | A-04-40 |
| Date of birth: | 1911-05-29 |
| Place of birth: | 125 Aza Hitooke, Somachi-son, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 125 Aza Hitooke, Somachi-son, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian |
| Unit regimental number: | Transportation vessel "Narita Maru" (2000 ton 61 meter boat, which was attached to Akatsuki Transport Unit) |
| Date of capture: | 1944-05-11 |
| Place of capture: | Depapre, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-06-05 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Seaman |
| 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: | Kyosato KATO |
| Address of next of kin: | 125 Aza Hitooke, Somachi-son, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Kyosato KATO |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Omiya MUKAI (deceased) |
| Identification: | Height 5'2", black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | KATO was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 8 July 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to skull |
| 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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| Related images: | KATO’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |