Cemetery plot location: A-03-21
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145375 |
| Surname: | MURAKAMI |
| Other names: | Takuzo |
| Plate name: | MURAKAMI, HAKUZU * | AKA (Also Known As): | Hakuzu MARUKAMI; Hakazu MARUKAMI |
| Name in kanji: | 村上 卓三 |
| Grave location: | A-03-21 |
| Date of birth: | 1918-07-02 |
| Place of birth: | Aza Shikina, Sennan-mura, Numakuma-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Aza Shikina, Sennan-mura, Numakuma-gun,Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army Yazawa 1 Battalion, Machine Gun Company |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-23 |
| Place of capture: | Giruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-23 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Seaman |
| 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: | Shinichi MURAKAMI |
| Address of next of kin: | Aza Shikina, Sennan-mura, Numakuma-gun,Hiroshima-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Shinichi MURAKAMI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Toki (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", 135 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | MURAKAMI was transferred to Cowra on 1 August 1943. He was hospitalised for two weeks in August 1943 (cause unrecorded). He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Self inflicted wounds; stabbed in throat |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | His name was recorded as Hakuzu MARUKAMI and Hakazu MARUKAMI. However, according to his signature, his name was Takuzo MURAKAMI. His grave plaque records his name as Hakuzu MARUKAMI. |
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