Ihaia Weepu
I whānau mai i te 19 Dec 1910
- Nama Hōia
- 26089 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Army AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
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- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 19 Dec 1910 AWMM
- Rā i whānau mai ai
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- Wāhi Whānau
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- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
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- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
- Unknown AWMM Arahura Rural Mail Delivery, New Zealand AWMM
- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
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- Uri kiritahi
- Mrs C.H. Weepu (wife), care of Post-office, Ngaruawahia, New Zealand AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Army AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- 26089 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
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- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
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Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
22 Jul 1943 AWMM
Sgt. Weepu displayed outstanding gallantry and coolness under heavy enemy shell, mortar and machine-gun fire during the attack on Takrouna Fort on the night of 19/20 April 1943. Throughout the action he aided his platoon commander greatly in directing the fire of his men and in personally attack enemy machine-gun posts and putting them out of action. After his company had consolidated, Sgt. Weepu with three other men from his platoon then went to the assistance of the remnants of B Company in Takrouna village and took part in the bitter and fierce fighting which culminated in the capture of the village and the taking of over three hundred prisoners. This soldier displayed courage and leadership of the highest quality. (London Gazette 22/7/1943 (I)) The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Weepu, Thaia. (Ref. WO 373/25/460). Military Medal. AWMM - War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Pakeke i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi i mua i te ekenga waka
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Te maha o ngā ekenga waka
- Taipitopito ekenga waka
- WW2 Corporal/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
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- Ngā rā i mauherehia ai
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- Rā i puta ai
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- Ngā kōrero mō te puta i te mauhere pakanga
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- Te rā i whakahokia atu ngā hōia i mauherehia ai
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- Nama motuhake mō te mauhere pakanga
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Whakapapa hauora
- Tuhinga hauora
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Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
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- Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- WO II I. Weepu, MM; Wellington; born NZ 19 Dec 1910; labourer; twice wounded. (Source: Cody, J.F. 21 Battalion. p.261.)
'Hirst took over from Shaw and, while the platoons were fighting a 50-yard duel with the enemy, firing through loopholes in their stone forts against their adversaries on rooftops and behind doorways, Manahi and 13 Maori volunteers rejoined the garrison. The Maori sergeant and the pakeha lieutenant discussed the problem of winning back the pinnacle, and decided that two parties, one from each battalion, advancing from different directions would attempt to rush the buildings. It was also decided to soften the opposition before the attempt, and Manahi tried to get the 28 Battalion mortars on the flat below to range on the pinnacle, but the distance was too great. Captain Harding, forward observation officer 5 Field Regiment, had arrived by this time to set up an observation post, and suggested sniping with a 25-pounder. There was no room for mistakes with less than fifty yards between the parties, but it was decided to give it a go. There was some fine artillery shooting as, step by step, the range was lifted up the hill, until finally three shells were landed slap onto the target. The parties commanded by Corporal Worthington and Sergeant Weepu worked cautiously to within thirty yards of their objective, then rushed the buildings. They returned very puzzled indeed, for there was no enemy except a dead Italian. The mystery was explained when a rope was found dangling over the precipice, showing the way the enemy had come and gone. WO II I. Weepu, MM; Wellington; born NZ 19 Dec 1910; labourer; twice wounded.' (Source: Cody, J.F. 21 Battalion. p. 261.) AWMM
Te matenga
- Matenga
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- Rā i mate ai
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- Pakeke i te matenga
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- Wāhi Mate
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- Te momo matenga
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- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
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- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
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- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- 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 - 'The KING has been pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.' (London Gazette, 22 July 1943, p.3315.). Military Medal.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36102/pages/3315
Further Reference - The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Weepu, Thaia. (Ref. WO 373/25/460). Military Medal.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7361679
Further Reference
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- Ngā tuhinga
- 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.
WW2 3: WW2 504 - 21 Battalion
(Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45)
p.261. - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- 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.
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