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George Te Otinga Meremere Blake

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Te Otinga Meremere AWMM
  • Surname
    Blake AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    George AWMM
  • Service number
    Malaya 537946 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
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  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
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Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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Embarkations

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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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    11 July 2016 AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Published in New Zealand Herald, July 13, 2016
    BLAKE, George Te Otinga Meremere. Passed away peacefully on July 11th 2016 in Auckland Hospital, aged 80, surrounded by his family. Cherished hoa rangatira of Lorna Blake. Loved and admired father and father in law to Aroha and Chris, Tere and Louise and Mihi and Phil, and adored Koro of Dylan, Tia, Maia and Ben. Viewing at Davis Funeral Home, Mt Eden, Wednesday 13th July, 9 -11 am. George will arrive at Pakira Marae, Waitahanui, Taupo at 4pm on Wednesday. Georges's Service will be held at Pakira, 11am Friday 15th July at 11am. AWMM
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Sources

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  • References
    • Nominal Roll 2NZ Regiment 1959-1961. Kindly provided by Alan (Archie) Dawson February 2021. AWMM
    • FARELF Nominal Roll Part 1 1958-1961 - Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) AWMM

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