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Wananga Te Ariki Haig

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Captain Wananga Te Ariki Haig

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wananga Te Ariki AWMM
  • Surname
    Haig AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Walton AWMM
  • Service number
    39211 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
    • Unknown AWMM Ruatoria, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
    • Jayforce Unknown AWMM Ruatoria, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Kateraina Te Hauauru Haig (wife), Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM
    • Jayforce Mrs Kateraina Te Hauauru Haig (wife), Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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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  • Aka Walton, as recorded in Soutar (2008) AWMM

Death

About 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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  • Always remembering my warrior koro who I never met but hung proudly on my nans wall. His service record speaks of unrecognised heroism and unfortunately post traumatic stress disorder from prolonged front line actions. Forever RiP 💕
    Public - NG - Direct descendant - 28 September 2023
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  • I lay this poppy in memory of my namesake and Uncle Wananga Haig who is my mother's Brother.
    Public - GaryWananga - Direct descendant - 6 September 2019
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  • I lay this Poppy on this day in 2018 for my Grandfather Wananga Te Ariki Haig.
    Public - Harriet Eve - Direct descendant - 25 April 2018
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  • I lay this poppy on behalf of my mum, your daughter Te Kahu Pikake (nee Haig) Waitoa.
    Public - Harriet - Other relative - 25 April 2016
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  • In memory of my beloved grandfather. Walton
    Public - Walton Jon - Other Relative - 27 August 2015
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Sources

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  • References
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 76 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 16: WW2 52 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM

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28 September 2023NGPalmerston North, NZDirect descendant
18 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
06 September 2019GaryWananga GisborneDirect descendant
25 April 2018Harriet EveNapier, New ZealandDirect descendant
25 April 2016HarrietNapier, New ZealandOther relative

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