The ashes of LEUT Matsuo, LEUT Chuma, PO Ohmiri and PO Tsuzuku, crews of two midget submarines sunk in Sydney Harbour, were formally handed over to the Japanese Minister in Australia, Mr. Tatsuo Kawai. The ashes were carried back to Japan in the exchange ship KAMAKURA.
Australian Naval History on 13 August 1942
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