Cemetery plot location: A-01-13
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 148025 |
| Surname: | CHIN |
| Other names: | Nanzan |
| Plate name: | CHIN, NANZAN | AKA (Also Known As): | CHEN, Nanshan |
| Name in kanji: | 陳 南山 |
| Grave location: | A-01-13 |
| Date of birth: | 1923-07-05 |
| Place of birth: | 34 6-chome, Giji-sho, Keelung-shhi, Taihoku-shu, Formosa |
| Private address: | 34 6-chome, Giji-sho, Keelung-shhi, Taihoku-shu, Formosa |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, 4 Transport Battalion |
| Date of capture: | 1944-05-22 |
| Place of capture: | Kimura, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-07-11 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Dock worker |
| 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: | Single |
| Next of kin: | Shino CHIN |
| Address of next of kin: | 34 6-chome, Giji-sho, Keelung-shhi, Taihoku-shu, Formosa |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Father |
| Father’s name: | Shino CHIN |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Asai YO |
| Identification: | Height 5'5", weight 132 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | CHIN was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 27 August 1944. He was detained for 14 days for possession of stolen goods on 10 August 1945. He was admitted to hospital on 13 August 1945 with umbilical tumour, and died on 2 September 1945. |
| Cause of death: | Umbilical tumour |
| Date of death: | 1945-09-02 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1945-09-04 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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