Cemetery plot location: A-03-14
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145039 |
| Surname: | KUNISAWA |
| Other names: | Yuki |
| Plate name: | KUNISAWA, YUKI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 国澤 遊喜 |
| Grave location: | A-03-14 |
| Date of birth: | 1916-10-10 |
| Place of birth: | Nida-mura, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Taisho-son, Hata-gun Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 11 Division, 44 Regiment, 3 Battalion, 8 Company, 1 Platoon, 2 squadron, Kusunose Butai |
| Date of capture: | 1942-11-15 |
| Place of capture: | Papaki, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-02-10 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Gun shot would to his left hand; index finger and part middle finger amputated at Kokoda |
| Trade or occupation: | Farmer |
| 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: | Tomiko KUNISAWA |
| Address of next of kin: | Taisho-son, Hata-gun Kochi-ken |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Tetsukichi KUNISAWA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Tsutai (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'4", 83 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | KUNISAWA was hospitalised at the 112 Australian General Hospital in Brisbane with a gun shot wound to his left hand on 4 December 1942, and transferred to the 3 Camp Hospital, where he stayed until 10 February 1943. He was then transferred to Cowra on 20 February 1943. 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: | KUNISAWA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |