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Thomas Samuel Piahana

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Samuel AWMM
  • Surname
    Piahana AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    T. S. R. Piahana AWMM
  • Service number
    Borneo 839039 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
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  • Birth
    5 February 1944 BDM 2024/11956
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Death

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  • Death
    23 April 2024 BDM 2024/11956
    Age 80 AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Thomas PIAHANA Obituary

    Rgt No. 839039 NZ Army Peacefully on Tuesday 23 April 2024. Aged 80 years. Cherished husband of Joan. Dearly loved father of Kiri, Kurt and Kat, and the late Gordon Mita. Treasured Poppa of Rhiannon, Samuel and Taliah, Hemi, Hiwa, Amy, Taka and Philana; Mason, Jesse, Baylei, Dylan and Bethany. Great Poppa to Halo. Loved and respected son-in-law of the late Tom and Pearl Williams (Huntly). Tom will be laying in state at Te Pai O Hauraki Marae from 12.00pm today. A Tangihanga for Tom will be held at Te Pai O Hauraki Marae, 3 Papaturoa Avenue, Paeroa, on Saturday 27 April at 9.00am. All communications to the Piahana Family, C/- PO Box 147, Huntly 3740.

    Published by Waikato Times on Apr. 24, 2024. AWMM
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    Obituary
    https://deaths.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz/obituaries/waikato-times-nz/name/thomas-piahana-obituary?id=54944034
    Further Reference
  • References
    • H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 18 May-1 October 1965, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.151-156 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information kindly provided by the New Zealand Malaya Veterans Association. AWMM
    • Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing AWMM

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