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Thomas Maru

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Maru AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    39735 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Kawhia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    39735 AWMM
  • Military service
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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

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Korina Verkley eldest daughter of your daughter Rangimarea Horohia Maru
    Public - Korina - Direct descendant - 8 June 2022
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  • To my long lost Grandfather, I never knew you and mum was only young when you passed, however we knew you fought in the second world war, that when you returned to our Land you were traumatized and found it difficult to settle back into day to day life again. There have been many grandchildren named after you and in memory of you. You will live in our memories for your bravery and courage. Forever in our memories Grand daughter: Doncur Waltonxxxx
    Public - Doncur - Direct descendant - 4 June 2016
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Sources

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  • 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. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 126 AWMM
    • Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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08 June 2022KorinaHamilton New ZealandDirect descendant
04 June 2016Doncur HamiltonDirect descendant

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