Raymond Bluett
I whānau mai i te 25 Apr 1920
- Nama Hōia
- 801895 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
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
- MrPublic - Raymond Karl Tautuhi - Direct descendant - 21 February 2019 - Family history
- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Raymond AWMM
- Raymond TautuhiPublic - Raymond Karl Tautuhi - Direct descendant - 21 February 2019 - Family history
- Ingoa whānau
- Bluett AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- 801895 AWMM
- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Pono
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Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 25 Apr 1920 AWMM
- Rā i whānau mai ai
- 25 April 1924Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 27 July 2026 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231684696/raymond_tautuhi-bluett
- Wāhi Whānau
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- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
- Son of John Webster & Margaret Rakapa BLUETTPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 27 July 2026 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231684696/raymond_tautuhi-bluett
- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
- Unknown AWMM Taneatua, New Zealand AWMM
- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
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- Uri kiritahi
- Mrs M. Bluett (mother), Taneatua, New Zealand AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Unknown AWMM Single 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
- 801895 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- 2nd Maori Battalion AWMM
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
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Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
10 May 1945 AWMM
'On 28 July 1944 during the attack at POTIANO, Italy, Private Bluett showed outstanding courage and devotion to duty. His Platoon Commander observed a two-storeyed house occupied by a number of the enemy which was holding up the advance of the flanking platoon. Under heavy small-arms fire Private Bluett attacked the house single-handed killing one officer and five others with his sub-machine gun. The remainder of the enemy fled from the house but immediately reformed and counter-attacked. Private Bluett drove them off, killing three more. It was his initiative, determination and outstanding courage that helped the flanking platoon to gain their objective.'. (Source: The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Bluett, Raymond. (Ref. WO 373/11/625). 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 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company 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
- Staff Sergeant R. Bluett, MM; Taneatua; born Whakatane, 25 Apr 1920; labourer; twice wounded. (Source: Cody, J.F. 28 Maori Battalion. p.391.)
'The 23rd Battalion was sent off soon after the Maoris had settled in; its first objective was San Martino a Cossi and it had a hard fight to take and hold the village. Colonel Young was directed towards Tavarnelle, about three miles away along a highway running north-east. Patrols reported that the country in front was almost deserted and it was thought that 23 Battalion had scared the enemy away. One enemy party was located and dealt with. Lieutenant Hubbard (B Company) was returning from a fruitless quest when he saw suspicious movement in a two-storied house near by. Private Bluett volunteered to go and look the place over and disappeared into the undergrowth. He wormed his way into the house and on the ground floor surprised a German who was sent out with his hands in the air. An officer appeared on the stairs, fired at Bluett and missed; Bluett fired his tommy gun and did not miss. He then ran up the stairs, burst through a hastily closed door, wounded two more Germans and killed a third.' (Source: Cody, J.F. 28 Maori Battalion. p. 391.) 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 graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.' (London Gazette, 10 May 1945, p.2455.). Military Medal.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37072/supplements/2455
Further Reference - 'On 28 July 1944 during the attack at POTIANO, Italy, Private Bluett showed outstanding courage and devotion to duty. His Platoon Commander observed a two-storeyed house occupied by a number of the enemy which was holding up the advance of the flanking platoon. Under heavy small-arms fire Private Bluett attacked the house single-handed killing one officer and five others with his sub-machine gun. The remainder of the enemy fled from the house but immediately reformed and counter-attacked. Private Bluett drove them off, killing three more. It was his initiative, determination and outstanding courage that helped the flanking platoon to gain their objective.'. (Source: The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Bluett, Raymond. (Ref. WO 373/11/625). Military Medal.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7353915
Further Reference - Paterson, Lachy. (24 October 2020). The forgotten Maori Battalion. maorihomefront.nz
https://www.maorihomefront.nz/en/whanau-stories/the-forgotten-maori-battalion/
Further Reference
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- Ngā tuhinga
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 11: WW2 14 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
p.391. - Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
- Ko te Reo Huringa Tau o te Ope Maori Tuarua, i noho ki Remuera, Ohaeawai, 1942-43: The Anniversary Magazine of the Second Maori Battalion, Remuera, Ohaeawai 1942-1943. Patrick Smyth Papers, MS-2002-147, Auckland War Memorial Museum.
- Nominal Roll of Members of the 2nd Maori Battalion, 26th January 1943. Part of the 2nd Maori Battalion Anniversary Magazine. (MS-2002-147). Auckland War Memorial Museum.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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