Hii Mano

Born WWI: 1 Mar 1897; WWII: 28 Apr 1901

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- Died 11 Nov 1974

Service number: WWI 16/1396 AWMM
WWII 39375 AWMM
16/1396
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WWII: 39375
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Also known as: —
Armed force / branch: Army AWMM
WWI: 4th NZ Maori Pioneer Btn; WWII: 28th Maori Battalion
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Last rank: —
War: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
World War II, 1939-1945
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Wars and conflicts

War: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
World War II, 1939-1945
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Campaign: Western European
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Armed force / branch: Army AWMM
WWI: 4th NZ Maori Pioneer Btn; WWII: 28th Maori Battalion
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Service number: WWI 16/1396 AWMM
WWII 39375 AWMM
16/1396
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WWII: 39375
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Military service: WWI: 1916-1919; WWII: 1940-1941
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Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers: —

Military decorations

Medals and Awards: Victory Medal AWMM
British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
Military Medal (MM) AWMM
London Gazette 13 March 1919, p3453, Rec No 2781 AWMM
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Military Medal (MM) Awarded Mar 1919 for acts of bravery in the field
1939-1945 War Medal
NZ War Defence Medal
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Training and Enlistment

Military training: —
Branch Trade Proficiency: —
Enlistment: WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
10 Feb 1916 at Narrow Neck
20 Dec 1939 at Pawarenga Station
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Age on enlistment: WWI: 19yrs; WWII: 43yrs
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Occupation before enlistment: WWII: Labourer for PWD
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Embarkations

Embarkation details: WW1 06 May 1916-21 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 52 or HMNZT 53 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia or Navua AWMM Private AWMM 4th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM
WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM

Medical history

Medical notes: 1941 lumber pain from old injury, discharged as unfit.
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June 1916 admitted to hospital; May 1918 slightly wounded; 1919 Pneumonia; 1940 suffering from boils
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Last known rank

Last rank: Private
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Last rank: —

Sources

External links: New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130944.html
Further Reference
28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference
Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference
Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24061514
Further Reference
Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
Further Reference
References: McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
31: 26
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
p.315
Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 4: Includes portrait
Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.

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