Cemetery plot location: A-02-39
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145260 |
| Surname: | FUJIHARA |
| Other names: | Susumu |
| Plate name: | FUJIHARA, SUSUMU | AKA (Also Known As): | Susumo FUJIHARA |
| Name in kanji: | 藤原 進 |
| Grave location: | A-02-39 |
| Date of birth: | 1912-11-18 |
| Place of birth: | Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Daisho-mura, Amagasaki, Muko-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 41 Regiment Yazawa 3 Battalion |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-21 |
| Place of capture: | Giruwa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | Not recorded |
| Health condition on arrival: | Gun shot wound to the ribs, right shoulder, and with malaria, although not serious |
| Trade or occupation: | Labourer |
| 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: | Kimino FUJIHARA |
| Address of next of kin: | Daisho-mura, Amagasaki, Muko-gun, Hyogo-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Sawakichi FUJIHARA |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Kikuno (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'6", weight 135 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | FUJIHARA was transported to Australia from New Guinea by a hospital ship, and transferred to the hospital in Goulburn on 13 February 1943. He was transferred to Cowra on 19 March 1943. He was admitted to the 15 Australian Camp Hospital on 1 April and discharged on 12 April (cause not recorded). He was hospitalised in June 1943 for two weeks with malaria, and again in November 1943 for a week. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to chest |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | FUJIHARA had one son and one daughter. |
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