Cemetery plot location: A-04-38
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145439 |
| Surname: | YAMAZAKI |
| Other names: | Kohei |
| Plate name: | YAMAZAKI, KOHE * | AKA (Also Known As): | Kohe YAMAZAKI |
| Name in kanji: | 山崎 康平 |
| Grave location: | A-04-38 |
| Date of birth: | 1916-02-29 |
| Place of birth: | 823 Anaka-machi, Usui-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 823 Anaka-machi, Usui-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 115 Regiment (Endo Unit, Moto 2804), 2 Battalion, 2 Machine Gun Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-08 |
| Place of capture: | Near Tufi, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-03-31 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Newspaper man |
| 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: | Isaburo YAMAZAKI |
| Address of next of kin: | 823 Anaka-machi, Usui-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Isaburo YAMAZAKI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Saiyo (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'5", weight 135 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | YAMAZAKI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 10 July 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to the shoulder |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | YAMAZAKI spoke “fairly good English”. |
| Related images: | YAMAZAKI’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |