Cemetery plot location: A-03-37
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA145470 |
| Surname: | SHIRAISHI |
| Other names: | Saburo |
| Plate name: | SHIRAISHI, SABURO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 白石 三郎 |
| Grave location: | A-03-37 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-04-24 |
| Place of birth: | Bingo, Takesato-mura, Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Bingo, Takesato-mura, Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, ASC (Army Signal Corps?), Mo 7910 (Major Azuma), 2 Company (Lieutenant Hirayama), 148 Regt (Mo 7910) |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-11 |
| Place of capture: | Goodenough Island |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-03-31 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Clerk |
| 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: | Kahei SHIRAISHI |
| Address of next of kin: | Bingo, Takesato-mura, Minami Saitama-gun, Saitama-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Kahei SHIRAISHI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Ki (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'4", 135 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | SHIRAISHI was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 4 July 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Burnt in hut |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | SHIRAISHI’s body could not be identified, hence the grave plaque reads: “Buried near this spot”. |
| Related images: | SHIRAISHI’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |