Cemetery plot location: A-02-11
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA 110007 |
| Surname: | KAKIMOTO |
| Other names: | Enji |
| Plate name: | KAKIMOTO, ENJI | AKA (Also Known As): | None |
| Name in kanji: | Signed in alphabetic script |
| Grave location: | A-02-11 |
| Date of birth: | 1920-04-28 |
| Place of birth: | Hitahi, Oita-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Hitahi, Oita-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Sergeant |
| Unit regimental number: | Navy Air Rabaul Butai 6100 |
| Date of capture: | 1942-08-27 |
| Place of capture: | Milne Bay, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1942-09-14 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| 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: | Personal clothing |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Hanako KAKIMOTO |
| Address of next of kin: | Hitahi, Oita-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Sister |
| Father’s name: | Seiichi KAKIMOTO |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Toshiko (maiden name unknown) |
| Identification: | Height 5'6.5" 10 stone, dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | KAKIMOTO was sent to Hay on 14 September 1942 after a two-day stay in Broadmeadows where he was processed by H. S. Williams. He was sent to Cowra from Hay on 8 January, 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: | KAKIMOTO was in the Navy Air Service for 2.5 years.
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