Cemetery plot location: A-03-10
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 100018 |
| Surname: | SATORI |
| Other names: | Yasuhei |
| Plate name: | SATORI, YASUSHEI * | AKA (Also Known As): | Yasushei SATORI |
| Name in kanji: | 佐取 安平 |
| Grave location: | A-03-10 |
| Date of birth: | 1913-09-09 |
| Place of birth: | Azuma-mura, Ashikawa-gun, Tochigi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Azuma-mura, Ashikawa-gun, Tochigi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Sergeant |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 51 Division No. 3 Field Hospital |
| Date of capture: | 1943-03-15 |
| Place of capture: | Bismarck Sea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-04-10 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Wounds on right leg and hip |
| Trade or occupation: | Hem-stitcher |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | 1944-08-28 |
| Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
| Ship: | Not recorded |
| Personal effects: | Nil |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Sen SATORI |
| Address of next of kin: | Azuma-mura, Ashikawa-gun, Tochigi-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Jihei SATORI |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", weight 130 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | SATORI was first admitted to the 2/14 Australian General Hospital, and then to the 3 Australian Camp Hospital (Brisbane) on 7 April 1943. He was interned in Gaythorne on 10 April 1943, then transferred to Cowra on 22 May 1943. He received a gun shot wound during the breakout, and died at the 15 Australian Camp Hospital on 6 August 1944. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to right thigh |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-06 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | SATORI had a son and daughter. |
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