Cemetery plot location: A-04-10
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145526 |
| Surname: | TAKAYAMA |
| Other names: | Yujiro |
| Plate name: | TAKAYAMA, YUJIRO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 高山 雄次郎 |
| Grave location: | A-04-10 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-03-13 |
| Place of birth: | Shimo Tanaka, Watauchi-mura, Nitta-gun, Gunma-ken |
| Private address: | Shimo Tanaka, Watauchi-mura, Nitta-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Infantry 2804 2 Battalion, 6 Platoon, 3 Section |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-12 |
| Place of capture: | Trobriand Islands |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-05-24 |
| 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: | Gisaburo TAKAYAMA |
| Address of next of kin: | Shimo Tanaka, Watauchi-mura, Nitta-gun, Gunma-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Gisaburo TAKAYAMA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'5.5", 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | TAKAYAMA was transferred to Cowra from Gaythorne on 10 July 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to left chest |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1945-08-08 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | In one of the reports (NAA: MP1103/2) , it was recorded that “this P.W. threatens to strike guard with shovel, wants watching.” |
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