Cemetery plot location: A-02-23
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145078 |
| Surname: | TERADA |
| Other names: | Kazuyoshi |
| Plate name: | TERADA, KAZUYOSHI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | Signed in alphabetic script |
| Grave location: | A-02-23 |
| Date of birth: | 1919-12-10 |
| Place of birth: | 488 Setsuwa-cho, Toyoto-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 488 Setsuwa-cho, Toyoto-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | 1st Class Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Yazawa Butai, 1 Battalion |
| Date of capture: | 1942-12-09 |
| Place of capture: | Gona, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-01-07 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Iron moulder |
| 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: | Kosaburo TERADA |
| Address of next of kin: | 488 Setsuwa-cho, Toyoto-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Kosaburo TERADA |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'4", weight 125 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | TERADA was interned in Gaythorne on 7 January 1943. He was hospitalised with malaria for one week in February 1943. He was transferred to Cowra on 20 February 1943. Whilst in Cowra, he was hospitalised frequently: in April, May, August and November in 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to head |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | TERADA signed his statement in elegant alphabetic script. |
| Related images: | TERADA’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |