Cemetery plot location: A-03-31
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145240 |
| Surname: | NAKA |
| Other names: | Toshiaki |
| Plate name: | NAKA, TOSHIAKI | AKA (Also Known As): | Toshiaka NAKA |
| Name in kanji: | 中 利明 |
| Grave location: | A-03-31 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-11-15 |
| Place of birth: | 974, Imafuku, Asahi-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Private address: | 974, Imafuku, Asahi-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Yamagata Butai, 1 Battalion, 1 Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-21 |
| Place of capture: | Giruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-24 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Admitted to 2/9 Army General Hospital with gun shot wound to right forearm, transferred to mainland by a hospital ship |
| Trade or occupation: | Tool maker |
| 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: | Tsurumatsu NAKA |
| Address of next of kin: | 974, Imafuku, Asahi-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Tsurumatsu NAKA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Kame (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", 110 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | NAKA was transferred to Cowra from Gaythorne on 22 May 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to back |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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