Cemetery plot location: A-02-41
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 147355 |
| Surname: | TSUDA |
| Other names: | Otokichi |
| Plate name: | TSUDA, OTOKICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 津田 音吉 |
| Grave location: | A-02-41 |
| Date of birth: | 1916-07-23 |
| Place of birth: | 2-chome, Hama-dori, Sangenya-cho, Taisho-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu, Japan |
| Private address: | 841 Tsumori-cho, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu, Japan |
| Business address: | Katayama Bookbinding Company |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 20 Division 78 Infantry Regiment (ASA 2053) 12B P |
| Date of capture: | 1944-04-22 |
| Place of capture: | Korako, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-05-21 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Book binder |
| 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: | Ume TSUDA |
| Address of next of kin: | 841 Tsumori-cho, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Mother |
| Father’s name: | Heijiro TSUDA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Ume MITSUNORI |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", 120 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | TSUDA was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 3 June 1943. He was hospitalised at the 15 Australian Camp Hospital with malaria in June 1944, and with scabies in July 1944. He was injured in the breakout, and was listed on the 'Seriously Ill' list on 2 September. He died on 30 September at the 15 Australian Camp Hospital on 30 September 1944. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to right knee and laceration wound to the left chest |
| Date of death: | 1944-09-30 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-10-02 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | TSUDA’s internment date was recorded as both 2 May and 21 May 1944; the latter was probably correct. Both his mother and father were listed as next of kin. He joined the breakout, and later died of injuries sustained during it. |
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