Cemetery plot location: A-01-14
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 149596 |
| Surname: | RYU |
| Other names: | Kyo Ku |
| Plate name: | RYU, KYO KU | AKA (Also Known As): | LIU, Qu |
| Name in kanji: | 劉 曲 |
| Grave location: | A-01-14 |
| Date of birth: | 1923-05-26 |
| Place of birth: | 14 Kake, Homan-shu, Kagi-gun, Tainan-shu, Formosa |
| Private address: | 14 Kake, Homan-shu, Kagi-gun, Tainan-shu, Formosa |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 108 Airfield Construction Unit, Sato Unit |
| Date of capture: | 1944-08-28 |
| Place of capture: | Biak Island |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-09-27 |
| 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: | Nil |
| Religion: | Buddhist |
| Nationality: | Formosan |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Next of kin: | Shi Shu Ka RYU |
| Address of next of kin: | 14 Kake, Homan-shu, Kagi-gun, Tainan-shu, Formosa |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Ko RYU |
| Father’s occupation: | Farmer |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Riu Shi Yo RYU |
| Identification: | Height 5'3", 105 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | RYU was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 13 October 1944. He was admitted to hospital for four days in October 1944. He was admitted to the 15 Australian Camp Hospital with pulmonary tuberculosis on 8 November 1944, and died there on 26 July 1945. |
| Cause of death: | Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| Date of death: | 1945-07-26 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1945-07-28 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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