Cemetery plot location: A-02-18
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 145069 |
| Surname: | KINOSHITA |
| Other names: | Juichi |
| Plate name: | KINOSHITA, JUICHI | AKA (Also Known As): | Yoshinose KINOSHITA |
| Name in kanji: | 木下 重市 |
| Grave location: | A-02-18 |
| Date of birth: | 1912-04-20 |
| Place of birth: | 570 Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | 570 Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Superior Private |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 11 Division, 44 Regiment, Nankai Shitai, Yazawa Butai, Tate 8417 |
| Date of capture: | 1942-11-10 |
| Place of capture: | Oivi, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | Not recorded |
| Health condition on arrival: | Wounded on right foot |
| Trade or occupation: | Farmer |
| 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, Shingon sect |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Kimiko KINOSHITA |
| Address of next of kin: | 570 Tsuchido-cho, Onomichi-shi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Deceased |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Height 5'4", 110 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | KINOSHITA was transferred to Brisbane from New Guinea on 4 December 1942, and hospitalised with a wound on his right foot until 10 February 1943, when he was moved to Gaythorne. He was transferred to the 114 Australian General Hospital for two months from February 1943. He was transferred to Cowra on 16 April 1943. He was hospitalised three times in April, May and June 1943. He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Strangulation by hanging, suicide |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | There were two people with the surname KINOSHITA: Juichi KINOSHITA and Yoshinose KINOSHITA. Juichi died in the breakout, but Yoshinose survived, and was repatriated to Japan. The National Archives of Australia (NAA) documentations have confused the two. The Casualty and Service Form for Juichi KINOSHITA at NAA records his ID number as PWJA 145034, although this ID number belongs to Yoshinose KINOSHITA. |
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