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Wirangi Wiremu Whaitiri

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Sergeant Wirangi Wiremu Whaitiri

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wirangi Wiremu AWMM
  • Surname
    Whaitiri AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    William Whaitiri AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 460913 AWMM
    • Korea 460913 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Manutuke, Gisborne AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Korea 51 Brussel St, Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Korea School teacher/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Robert Tamatea Whaitiri and Hine Kimihanga Whaitiri née Pohatu AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 November 2015 AWMM
    Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author. AWMM
      p.430 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Nominal rolls embarkation K-force [Korea Nominal Roll], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1433 (R22440250) AWMM
    • Black, E. A. (n.d.). N.Z. armed forces honours & awards : Korea, Malaya, South Vietnam, 1950-1972. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence Headquarters. AWMM

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23 November 2022Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
12 June 2018LorraineNZResearcher

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