Cemetery plot location: A-02-22
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 145122 |
| Surname: | ONISHI |
| Other names: | Ko |
| Plate name: | ONISHI, KO | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | 大西 孝 |
| Grave location: | A-02-22 |
| Date of birth: | 1921-05-05 |
| Place of birth: | Ikawa-cho, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Ikawa-cho, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Labourer |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 50 Regiment, Tsukioka Butai |
| Date of capture: | 1943-01-04 |
| Place of capture: | Buna, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-01-29 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria |
| Trade or occupation: | Mechanic |
| 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: | Yasu ONISHI |
| Address of next of kin: | Ikawa-cho, Kochi-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Mother |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Yasu (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'4", 110 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | While ONISHI was at Gaythorne, he was transferred to Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) for interview in July 1943. He was hospitalised frequently (February, April and July 1943) with malaria while he was at Gaythorne. He was transferred to Cowra on 30 July 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Gun shot wound to back |
| 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: | ONISHI’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |