Cemetery plot location: A-02-05
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| Classification: | POW |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | PWJA 145074 |
| Surname: | KONDO |
| Other names: | Yuzo |
| Plate name: | KONDO, YUZO | AKA (Also Known As): | Not recorded |
| Name in kanji: | Signed in alphabetic script |
| Grave location: | A-02-05 |
| Date of birth: | 1918-04-20 |
| Place of birth: | Saijo-mura, Kamo-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Private address: | Saijo-mura, Kamo-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Army Labour Corps Sanitary Section |
| Date of capture: | 1942-12-12 |
| Place of capture: | Basa, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1943-01-07 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Suffering from malaria |
| Trade or occupation: | None |
| 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: | KONDO (no first name) |
| Address of next of kin: | Saijo-mura, Kamo-gun, Hiroshima-ken, Japan |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Brother |
| Father’s name: | Mankichi KONDO |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Asako (maiden name not recorded) |
| Identification: | Height 5'5", weight 130 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, dark eyes |
| Movement report: | KONDO was interned in Gaythorne on 7 January 1943. He was admitted to the 112 Australian General Hospital with malaria for two weeks in January 1943. He was transferred to Cowra on 4 April 1943. He was hospitalised in April and June 1943 (cause not recorded). He died in the breakout. |
| Cause of death: | Suicide, strangulation by hanging |
| Date of death: | 1944-08-05 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1944-08-07 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | Yuzo KONDO seems to be a false name. His signature in alphabetic script indicates that he was educated. His parents were deceased. |
| Related images: | KONDO’s Allied Translator & Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report summary (pdf): |