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Te Ngaro Whakarere Kissring Ryland

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Pte. N. W. Ryland, of Tokomaru Bay, died of wounds. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 13 June 1945 p028. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19450613-28-13. Copyright or other restrictions may apply to this image.

Pte. N. W. Ryland, of Tokomaru Bay, died of wounds. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Te Ngaro Whakarere Kissring AWMM
  • Surname
    Ryland AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Te Ngaro Whaka AWMM
  • Service number
    817653 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1924 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1924 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 January 2016 - Estimated
  • Place of birth
    East Coast, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 January 2016 - Estimated - Probably Tokomaru Bay
  • Birth notes
    Son of Matiaha Kihirini Ryland and Nini Teowai Robin, of Hautanoa, Tokomaru Bay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 January 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/te-ngaro-whakarere-kissring-ryland
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Whakaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr M.K. Ryland (father), Tokomaru 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
    817653 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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Matiaha Kihirini Ryland and Nini Teowai Robin, of Hautanoa

    Listed on Nominal Roll as Te Ngaro Whaka Ryland AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 April 1945 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI, B, 14. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Private W. K. Ryland, a well-known Tokomaru Bay man. enlisted from Wairoa and went into camp from that district. He is understood to have had long service with the battalion. He died from wounds Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 May 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 21694, 21 APRIL 1945, PAGE 4
  • Memorial name
    Tokomaru Bay War Memorial
    Tokomaru bay Memorial Gates
    Gisborne's War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 January 2016 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. 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 86 AWMM
    • Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 May 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
07 December 2022Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher
20 December 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
06 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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