Cemetery plot location: A-04-08
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147151 |
| Surname: | KAWAMURA |
| Other names: | Chikao |
| Plate name: | KAWAMURA, CHIKAO | AKA (Also Known As): | Chikao KAWAMARU; Chika KAWAMURA |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | A-04-08 |
| Date of birth: | 1910-11-06 |
| Place of birth: | Haru, Konan-ku, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken |
| Private address: | Haru, Konan-ku, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Merchant seaman |
| Unit regimental number: | Ship "Atsu Maru" |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-27 |
| Place of capture: | New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | Not recorded |
| Health condition on arrival: | Shrapnel wound to his right knee |
| Trade or occupation: | Coal company office employee |
| 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, Jodo Shin sect |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Hoki KAWAMURA |
| Address of next of kin: | Haru, Konan-ku, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | No height or weight recorded, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, shrapnel wound to right knee |
| Movement report: | KAWAMURA was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 12 April 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to his back |
| 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: | KAWAMURA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |