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Tapua Heperi

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Photo taken 5.14pm March 11th, 1945 at Mepal Cambridgeshire. The Lancaster bomber from RNZAF 75 Squadron had just returned from a daylight raid. Tapua Heperi was the wireless operator on board.

Photo Tapua Heperi

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Tapua AWMM
  • Surname
    Heperi AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tap AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII NZ426199 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
  • Place of birth
  • 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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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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • 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

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  • External links
    Maori aircrew who served with 75(NZ) Squadron 39-45
    https://75nzsquadron.wordpress.com/maori-aircrew-who-served-with-75nz-squadron-39-45/
    Further Reference
  • References
    This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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16 July 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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