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Cenotaph record

Tangaroa Tangaroa

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Photograph of Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa writing at his desk. Image kindly provided by Barry O'Sullivan (February 2020). Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Photograph of Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa writing at his desk. Image kindly provided by Barry O'Sullivan ( …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Tangaroa AWMM
  • Surname
    Tangaroa AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 May 1921 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Radio Operator AWMM
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Tangaroa Tangaroa, served with the Coastwatchers as a Radio Operator on Penrhyn Atoll, Cook Islands. In 1958, Tangaroa was elected to the Cook Islands, first Legislative Assembly and then seved as a member of parliment for Penrhyn until 1983. In 1985 he came the first Cook Islander to be elected the Queen's Representative.

    Coastwatchers did not attest as part of the New Zealand Defence Force and are not eligible for medallic recognition. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    23 May 2009 AWMM
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  • Cemetery
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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