Cemetery plot location: A-01-19
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| Classification: | POW |
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| Identification number: | PWJA (USA) 148740 |
| Surname: | CHIN |
| Other names: | Ryo Kin |
| Plate name: | CHIN, RYO KIN | AKA (Also Known As): | CHEN, Liangqian |
| Name in kanji: | 陳 亮乾 |
| Grave location: | A-01-19 |
| Date of birth: | 1916-07-16 |
| Place of birth: | 10 Magutoku, Kansai gai, Shinchiku-gun, Shinchiku-shu, Formosa |
| Private address: | 10 Magutoku, Kansai gai, Shinchiku-gun, Shinchiku-shu, Formosa |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Civilian |
| Unit regimental number: | Mori Unit |
| Date of capture: | 1944-07-25 |
| Place of capture: | New Guinea |
| Reason for internment: | Prisoner of war |
| Camp interned: | Cowra |
| Date interned: | 1944-08-28 |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Hem stitcher |
| 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 Aska Mai PIN |
| Address of next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Wife |
| Father’s name: | Ashi CHIN |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Oyokko Mei RYU SHI |
| Identification: | Height 5', weight 65 lbs, sallow complexion, black hair, brown eyes |
| Movement report: | CHIN was transferred from Gaythorne to Cowra on 22 September 1944, and admitted to hospital because of a tropical ulcer or ulcers. On 24 October 1944, he was again admitted to hospital, with debility, and died there on 25 March 1945. |
| Cause of death: | Tuberculosis |
| Date of death: | 1945-03-25 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1945-03-25 |
| Place of first burial: | Cowra |
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