Cemetery plot location: A-04-22
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145727 |
| Surname: | SAKURAI |
| Other names: | Noboru |
| Plate name: | SAKURAI, NOBORU | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 櫻井 登 |
| Grave location: | A-04-22 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-03-05 |
| Place of birth: | 1900 Kamisaihara-mura, Tomada-gun, Okayama-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 1900 Kamisaihara-mura, Tomada-gun, Okayama-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Navy, Superior Stoker |
| Unit regimental number: | 7 Naval Base 85 Defence Unit |
| Date of capture: | 1944-02-28 |
| Place of capture: | Near Melanpipi |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-03-04 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| 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: | Fukuichi SAKURAI |
| Address of next of kin: | Kamisaihara, Tomada, Okayama, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Fukuichi SAKURAI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'2", 100 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | SAKURAI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 24 April 1944. He was hospitalised with malaria twice in Cowra. 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: | SAKURAI’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |