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Kipa Rickit

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Mangere Lawn Cemetery

Headstone

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Identity

About

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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    • Taupo Public - Elizabeth - Other relative - 6 November 2016 - Family
    • Northland Public - Elizabeth - 7 November 2016 - Family history, previous note was a mistake
  • Birth notes
    Father: James Joseph Rickit
    Mother: Meri Rickit nee Conrad (Kanara) Public - Elizabeth - 7 November 2016 - Family history
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Awanui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer Public - Elizabeth - Other relative - 6 November 2016 - Family
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs A. Rickit (wife), Awanui, New Zealand AWMM
    • Apikaira Hone Paraone Public - Elizabeth - Other relative - 6 November 2016 - Grandmother
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
    • Not Married Public - Elizabeth - Other relative - 6 November 2016 - Family

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    39440 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Fireman/Military AWMM
    Kaitaia, Northland AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Farmer Public - Elizabeth - Other relative - 6 November 2016 - Family
  • 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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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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  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • 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 157 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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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
07 November 2016Elizabeth AucklandOther

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