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Roger Julu Haenga

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  • Service number
    65279 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Ratiwira Roger HAENGA Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 October 2022 - NZ BDM Death Records
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Pte # 65279 Roger HAENGA of Tomomaru Bay6th Reinforcements of the 28th Maori BattalionWounded twice

Roger HAENGA

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Roger Julu AWMM
  • Surname
    Haenga AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ratiwira Roger HAENGA Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 October 2022 - NZ BDM Death Records
  • Service number
    65279 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Ringatu Public - Isobel - Other relative - 29 May 2016 - Military Files

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 January 1919 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    20/01/ 1919 Public - Isobel - Other relative - 22 May 2016 - Death Certificate
  • Place of birth
    Tuparoa East Coast Public - Isobel - Other relative - 22 May 2016 - Death Certification
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Huiarua, Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Fencing Public - Isobel - Other relative - 22 May 2016 - Freezing worker
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr K. Haenga (father), Tuparoa, Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    65279 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Northland Public - Isobel - Other relative - 22 May 2016 - Military Files
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Stationhand/Civilian AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    21years Public - Isobel - Other relative - 22 May 2016 - Military Files

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 October 1987 Public Source
  • Date of death
    13 October 1987 Public - Isobel - Other relative - 29 May 2016 - Death Certificate
  • Age at death
    67 Years1 Public - Isobel - Other relative - 29 May 2016 - Death Certificate
  • Place of death
    Masterton Public - Isobel - Other relative - 29 May 2016 - Death Certificate
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Riverside Park Services
    Lawn Cemetery. Public - Isobel - Other relative - 29 May 2016 - Death Certificate
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • My Uncle. I don’t remember you but I may have met you as a small child growing up in Tolaga Bay.
    Served our country in 2nd World War. Very proud to know that. RIP.
    Public - Olga - Other relative - 8 August 2020
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  • Fond memories of you visiting your sister Emma in Tolaga Bay Kei Ware Ware Tatou. Your Niece Isobel.
    Public - Isobel - Other relative - 22 May 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 142 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
08 August 2020OlgaAucklandOther relative
29 May 2016IsobelChristchurch Other relative

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