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Pito Papuni

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Private Pito Papuni (aka Rodger Papuni), who embarked with the 10th Reinforcements. He was wounded once and invalided home.

Te Aute Papuni

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery Record
  • Forenames
    Pito AWMM
  • Surname
    Papuni AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Te A. K. Papuni AWMM
    • Roger AWMM
    • Te Aute Kareti Karanga PAPUNI Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery Record
  • Service number
    802117 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1926 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1926 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - estimated from age at death
  • Place of birth
    East Coast, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - research
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Care of Mr M.J. Orr, Te Karaka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs R. Papuni (mother), Rangituhia, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs R. Papuni (mother), Rangitukia Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/pito-papuni
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 July 1943 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
    802117 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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

Embarkations

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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
    22 June 2002 AWMM
    Age 76 AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    Block RSA32; Plot 66; Warrant # 20812 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Hinepare Marae War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Never forgotten in loving memory.
    Public - Caroline Hineauta - Child - 22 May 2015
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  • Na arohanui kia koe e Koro..moe pai i to moenga roa...
    Public - TOM - Other Relative - 12 March 2015
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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. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 12: WW2 148 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
09 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher
22 May 2015Caroline HineautaGisborneChild
12 March 2015TOM IRAQOther Relative

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