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Daniel Robin Waerea

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Robin Daniel Waerea 808594. Image kindly provided by the Waerea family (April 2017). Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Robin Daniel Waerea 808594. Image kindly provided by the Waerea family (April 2017). Image may be su …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Daniel Robin AWMM
  • Surname
    Waerea AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    808594 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
    14 July 1922 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 22 November 2022 - NZ BDM Death & Marriage Records
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    son of Robin & Riria WAEREA Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 22 November 2022 - NZ BDM Death & Marriage Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs R. Tamepo (mother), 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
    808594 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

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
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • So proud that my father fought for queen and country and was one of the brave courageous men that formed the 28th Maori Battalion. Love you forever dad xxx
    Public - Margaret Riria - Child - 24 April 2017
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  • Thank you for serving in WWII to protect your Queen, Country and Your People. I am so proud of you dad. Love you forever xxx
    Public - Ria - Child - 24 April 2017
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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 101 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
22 November 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
24 April 2017Margaret RiriaAuckland, New ZealandChild
24 April 2017RiaNuhaka, NZChild

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