Rangi France Logan
Died 24 Jul 1999
- Service number
- WWII 1925 AWMM
- Also known as
- Te Rangiaonui Logan AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW2 Major/Military AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Care of E.M. Nelson, Maungateretere, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW2 Mr P. Logan (father), Otane Rural Delivery, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- Greece AWMM
- 1941 AWMM Crete AWMM
- North Africa AWMM
- Italy AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWII 1925 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Farm Cadet/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Company Sergeant Major/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, D Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW2 Major/Military AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Nephew of Private Mari Tauriri Panapa 16/1564, Pioneer (Maori) Battalion, First World War, and Private Pita Tauriri Panapa 817730, 28 Maori Battalion, Second World War.
Attended Sandhurst Military Academy, United Kingdom, where he was the first Maori and the first New Zealander to be awarded the prestigious Sword of Honour on graduation. The sword is awarded to the cadet who is considered by the Commandant to be the best overall cadet of the course.
He served as Company Sergeant Major for D Company, 28 Maori Battalion, on embarkation. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 24 Jul 1999 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Cemetery
- Te Pairu Urupa AWMM
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Obituary: Leah Haines, 'Distinguished Maori war hero dies', Hawke's Bay Today, 26 July 1999. AWMM
- Memorial name
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference - Maori Battalion, D Company, Palmerston North, Te Papa Tongarewa - Museum of New Zealand, PA.000038. Image may be subject to copyright restriction.
http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Object/213178
Further Reference - 28th Māori Battalion D Company history project, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, University of Auckland.
http://mediacentre.maramatanga.ac.nz/content/28th-maori-battalion-d-company-history-project
Further Reference - Michael Daly and Michael Field, 'Final Call for Maori Battalion', www.stuff.co.nz, 1 December 2012.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8024104/Final-call-for-Maori-Battalion
Further Reference - D Company, 28th Māori Battalion, Palmerston North, 1940. The soldiers were identified by D Company's Company Sergeant Major, Rangi Logan, in the 1990s. Names are listed from left to right in each row. Some identifications remain unconfirmed. Identifications: 28 Māori Battalion website, ‘D Company 1940, group photo’.
Back row: Unidentified, Tim Pahau, unidentified, possibly Katene, Bunny Hawkins (Wakatu), Johnson Whare, unidentified, Major Rewi, George Tawhai, Willy Rupe, Eddy (Kapai) Ngapuhi (unconfirmed), unidentified, Eddie Ngapuhi (unconfirmed), unidentified, unidentified, Joe Larkins (Rangitāne), unidentified, Rangi Mateparae, Norman Tane (Te Kuiti), Noble Carroll, Bill Tauri, unidentified. Third row: Unidentified, Jack Tainui, unidentified, Jim Koti, J. J. Taha, Kiwa Pomare Hura, Joe Te Rangi (Chatham Islands), unidentified, Bill Rangitawa, Nelson Carroll, unidentified, Iriwhata (Ponchey) Hunter, Don Mitchell (Wairoa), Waki Lewis (Ngāti Kauwhata), William Heperi, Bill Iwihora, Tuakana (Tew) Nikora, John Rangi (Waitōtara), George (Old Horse) Martin, John (Swanne) Collins, Philip Parahi, Nirai Apatu, George Cook, Bob Ropiha, Tom Ormond (Māhia), unidentified, Taake Karetu, Jim Tahau. Second row: Bill Kurupo (Le Bas), Barney Kingi, Willy Tamaki, Te Raetea Kahu Paku, Felix Edwards, Boy Tamaki, Lemuel Mahanga (Wairoa, Hawke's Bay), Jim Roach, Walla West, Jack Rewiti, Bob Mangere, Jim Kihi (Ngāti Maniapoto), Willie Komene, Maurice Anderson, unidentified, Pat Wright, unidentified, Les Wipiti, Peter Tapine (Piha), Jim Bailey (Whanganui) or Boss Pineaha, Peter Tahatu, Joe Hiroti (Whanganui), Robert Fowler, Boyce Te Mana, Joe Manaena, John Parata (Pehi), Mat Bailey (Pūtiki). Front row: Hori Tauroa Roa, Fraser Goodnight, Paul Kurupo, Bill Tukere Te Anga, Dean (Hati) Paipa, Martin Murphy, George Te Hau, Bill Mohi, Jackson Martin, Tom Pitama (identified as Petaina), Rangi Logan, George Te Kuru, Teri Gilroy, Captain Ces Blomfield, Major Humphrey Dyer, Paul Te Punga, Wally McKay, Sergeant Ted Pohio, Whiti Mane (Hastings), Jerry Smith (Whanganui), Barney Manawatu, Stan Cooper, Tom Smiler, Stanley Rangi Martin, Sam Komene, Henry Skipper, George Turner, Howe Iwihora. 'Maori Battalion, D Company, Palmerston North’. Photograph by Richard John James Thomson, 1940. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, PA.000038.
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/213178
Further Reference
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- References
- 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.
WW2 2: WW2 111 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Davin, D. (1953). Crete. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- 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.
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