Cemetery plot location: A-03-23
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145754 |
| Surname: | KANEMOTO |
| Other names: | Tokoku |
| Plate name: | KANEMOTO, TOKOKU | AKA (Also Known As): | Tokoku KANEMATO |
| Name in kanji: | 金本 東国 |
| Grave location: | A-03-23 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-07-01 |
| Place of birth: | 103 Oaza Misato, Omuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 103 Oaza Misato, Omuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Nippon Sankin K. Kaisha, Korea |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | 20 Division 80 Infantry (ASA 2055) 3 Battalion 9 Company 3 Platoon |
| Date of capture: | 1944-03-20 |
| Place of capture: | Singorakai area |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-05-27 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Malaria, anaemia, tinea, hookworm |
| Trade or occupation: | Mining engineer |
| 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: | Toichi KANEMOTO |
| Address of next of kin: | 103 Oaza Misato, Omuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Toichi KANEMOTO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Matsu TANAKA |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes, buck teeth |
| Movement report: | KANEMOTO was hospitalised in New Guinea at the 128 Australian General Hospital for about a month from 19 April with malaria. He was transferred to Gaythorne on 27 May 1944. He was transferred to Cowra on 17 June 1944. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to skull |
| 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: | KANEMOTO’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |