Cemetery plot location: A-03-29
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145443 |
| Surname: | OKABE |
| Other names: | Akimichi |
| Plate name: | OKABE, AKIMICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | Akimitsu OKABE |
| Name in kanji: | 岡部 明光 |
| Grave location: | A-03-29 |
| Date of birth: | 1914-10-28 |
| Place of birth: | 859 Kami-machi, Kurakano, Gunma-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 859 Kami-machi, Kurakano, Gunma-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Corporal |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 24 Regiment, Signals, Land line phones, (115 Endo Tai Moto 2804) |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-08 |
| Place of capture: | Near Tufi, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-03-21 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Engineer's labourer |
| 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: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Toyo OKABE |
| Address of next of kin: | 859 Kami-machi, Kurakano, Gunma-gun, Gunma-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'3" 145 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | OKABE was transferred to Cowra from Gaythorne on 4 July 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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| Related images: | OKABE’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |