Kōkichi Nishimura | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 December 1919 Kōchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 25 October 2015 (aged 95) Saitama, Japan |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Gochō (Corporal) |
| Unit | IJA 55th Division |
| Battles / wars | |
Kōkichi Nishimura (西村幸吉, Nishimura Kōkichi, 8 December 1919 – 25 October 2015) was a Japanese soldier and businessman who devoted his post-retirement years to traveling to Papua New Guinea to recover the remains of his former comrades and other Japanese soldiers who died during the Second World War. His life was described in the 2008 book The Bone Man of Kokoda by Australian journalist Charles Happell.[1]
- ^ Pulvers, Roger 'Bone' Man bears lifelong witness to the ugly brute of war April 20, 2008 Japan Times Retrieved on 17 September 2015