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Kereama Edmonds

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Pte # 817462 Kereama EDMONDS (also known as S G Edmonds) of Hicks Bay 12 Reinforcements of 28 Maori Battalion

Kereama EDMONDS

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kereama AWMM
  • Surname
    Edmonds AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    S.G. Edmonds AWMM
  • Service number
    817462 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Hicks Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. Edmonds (mother), Hicks Bay, 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
    817462 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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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
    24 August 1988 Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa.
    Age 63 AWMM
    Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa.
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
    Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, Gisborne District, New Zealand AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • To Our Beloved Uncle Sonny, my children and I have been so blessed this ANZAC to find you and recognise you for your bravery and commitment to saving our country. I know my dad (aka-Hori-George) was and still is very proud of you. We love you Uncle and thank you for thinking of us as you fought to save us. We are proud to be Edmonds. God Bless Lest We Remember.xxx
    Public - Georgine Jane - Other Relative - 28 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • 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. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      ww2 14: ww2 28 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

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
03 July 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
28 April 2015Georgine JanePicton, New ZealandOther Relative

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