Cemetery plot location: A-04-02
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145423 |
| Surname: | TAMAOKI |
| Other names: | Akira |
| Plate name: | TAMAOKI, AKIRA | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 玉置 明良 |
| Grave location: | A-04-02 |
| Date of birth: | 1918-11-30 |
| Place of birth: | 555 Aijin-mura, Kitaura, Ehime-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 555 Aijin-mura, Kitaura, Ehime-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Nankai Detachment, 2 Akikawa Butai 39 |
| Date of capture: | 1943-02-26 |
| Place of capture: | South Kumushi River on coast, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-03-18 |
| 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: | Seiije TAMAOKI |
| Address of next of kin: | 555 Aijin-mura, Kitaura, Ehime-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Seiije TAMAOKI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Tayo (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'4", weight 110 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | TAMAOKI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 25 May 1943. He was hospitalised in Gaythorne and Cowra with malaria. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wounds to skull and right arm |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | TAMAOKI’s father’s first name was spelled as Seiije in the records. It was probably Seiji. |
| Related images: | TAMAOKI’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |