Cemetery plot location: A-03-24
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145496 |
| Surname: | YAMAMOTO |
| Other names: | Shoichi |
| Plate name: | YAMAMOTO, SHOICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 山本 正一 |
| Grave location: | A-03-24 |
| Date of birth: | 1913-07-20 |
| Place of birth: | Toyo-cho, Fukagawa-ku, Tokyo-shi, Tokyo-fu, Japan |
| Private address: | Toyo-cho, Fukagawa-ku, Tokyo-shi, Tokyo-fu, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Lance Corporal (Rifleman) |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 18 Infantry Regiment, Independent Mixed Infantry, Yama Butai |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-17 |
| 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: | Motor driver |
| 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: | Toyoko YAMAMOTO |
| Address of next of kin: | Toyo-cho, Fukagawa-ku, Tokyo-shi, Tokyo-fu, 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 5'2", 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | After being captured in Trobriand Islands, YAMAMOTO was transferred to Port Moresby on 27 March 1943. He was sent to Gaythorne, and then transferred to Cowra on 8 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: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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