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Roha Mackey

  • Service number
    39171 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Nobby AWMM
    • Roha Parae MACKEY Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Sergeant Roha Mackey (Nobby Mackey), who embarked with the Main Body. He was wounded once

Sergeant Roha Mackey

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Sergeant Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - Military record
  • Forenames
    Roha AWMM
  • Surname
    Mackey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Nobby AWMM
    • Roha Parae MACKEY Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - Military record
  • Service number
    39171 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
    20 April 1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - Research
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Turei Mackey (Maki) and Keita Walker Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - Research
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Waiomatatini, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Turei Mackey (father), Waiomatatini, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
    • husband of Rangi Hawea nee' Whaipooti Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - Research

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    39171 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    Sergeant Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/roha-mackey

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    1977 Public Source
  • Date of death
    1977 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Age at death
    59yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
    NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 19 February 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • 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
  • 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 119 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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19 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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