Cemetery plot location: A-01-11
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 148432 |
| Surname: | KYO |
| Other names: | Kin Shi |
| Plate name: | KYO, KEN SHI * | AKA (Also Known As): | Ken Shi KYO, XU Jinzhi |
| Name in kanji: | 許 金枝 |
| Grave location: | A-01-11 |
| Date of birth: | 1915-04-12 |
| Place of birth: | 516 Kurogane-cho, Shinchiku-shu, Formosa |
| Private address: | 516 Kurogane-cho, Shinchiku-shu, Formosa |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian |
| Unit regimental number: | Army, Mori Unit |
| Date of capture: | 1944-07-13 |
| Place of capture: | Noemfoor, New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-09-27 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Barber |
| 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: | Ka Shi Ryu Ho KYO |
| Address of next of kin: | 516 Kurogane-cho, Shinchiku-shu, Formosa |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Mo Ku KYO |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Etsu TEI |
| Identification: | Height 5'1.5", weight 105 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | KYO was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 30 April 1945. He was hospitalised at the 15 Australian Camp Hospital with diffused spleen on 16 January 1945 and died on 25 January 1945. |
| Cause of death: | Diffused spleen |
| Date of death: | 1946-01-25 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1946-01-27 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
| Extra information: | KYO’s coronial inquiry report is available at NAA Sydney: SP196/1, 5 PART 16.
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