Cemetery plot location: A-01-09
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| Classification: | Airman |
|---|---|
| Identification number: | Not recorded |
| Surname: | Unknown Japanese Airman |
| Other names: | |
| Plate name: | UNKNOWN JAPANESE AIRMAN | AKA (Also Known As): |
| Name in kanji: | Not recorded |
| Grave location: | A-01-09 |
| Date of birth: | Not recorded |
| Place of birth: | Not recorded |
| Private address: | Not recorded |
| Business address: | Not recorded |
| Military rank: | Not recorded |
| Unit regimental number: | Not recorded |
| Date of capture: | Not recorded |
| Place of capture: | Not recorded |
| Reason for internment: | Not recorded |
| Camp interned: | Not recorded |
| Date interned: | Not recorded |
| Health condition on arrival: | Not recorded |
| Trade or occupation: | Not recorded |
| Length of residence in Australia: | Not recorded |
| Date of entry: | Not recorded |
| Port of disembarkation: | Not recorded |
| Ship: | Not recorded |
| Personal effects: | Not recorded |
| Religion: | Not recorded |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Marital status: | Not recorded |
| Next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Address of next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Relationship to next of kin: | Not recorded |
| Father’s name: | Not recorded |
| Father’s occupation: | Not recorded |
| Mother’s maiden name: | Not recorded |
| Identification: | Not recorded |
| Movement report: | Not recorded |
| Cause of death: | Not recorded |
| Date of death: | 1943-07-06 |
| Cremation or burial: | Burial |
| Date of burial: | 1943-10-05 |
| Place of first burial: | Berrimah |
| Extra information: | Deduced from information in Rikai: A Guide To the Japanese War Cemetery, and confirmed by local sources, including the Memorial Stone in the Cowra Japanese War Cemetery, this grave belongs to one of the 8 Japanese airmen from an aircraft lost over Darwin on 6 July 1943. 3 unidentified remains were recovered. The 8 Japanese airmen were: Takeo Ando, Jitsuo Enatsu, Kenji Fujinaga, Suekichi Ikezaki, Masao Kobayashi, Takanori Miyagi, Sakae Taguchi and Shiro Wada. There is a plaque on a Memorial Stone with the above mentioned names in the Cowra Japanese War Cemetery. This Memorial stone can be found in the northern side of Section A Row 1 (cemetery plot location) or on the northern side of Section C, row QD of the cemetery map provided by the Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG). According to the OAWG burial records, this Unknown Japanese Airman was first buried in Hay, however this appears to be an error, as all other Unknown Japanese Airmen were first buried in Berrimah. |
| Related images: |
Plaque for the Japanese Airmen Memorial in the Cowra Japanese Cemetery. |
