Rangi Waaka
Born 26 Dec 1914
- Service number
- 39283 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Private AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Rangi AWMM
- Surname
- Waaka AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- 39283 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 26 Dec 1914 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Hurura Waaka (mother), Campbell Street, Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 39283 AWMM
- Military service
- 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
22 Jul 1943 AWMM
Cpl. Waaka was a member of C Company during the attack on the night of 19/20 April 1943, during which his company sustained heavy casualties. After his company had consolidated and on learning of the plight of the remnants of B Company, who were in Takrouna Fort, this soldier, although weary and tired, immediately volunteered to go to their assistance. Pte. Waaka remained with the remnants of B Company and assisted him to hold the hill against the counter-attacks and while under constant mortar shell-fire. Pte. Waaka's coolness and bearing during the attack and throughout the two days occupation of the hill by the small band of survivors was of the highest order. (London Gazette 22/7/1943 (I)) The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Waaka, Rangi. (Ref. WO 373/25/469). Military Medal.22 Jul 1943 AWMM - War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- Private AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Identified as B and C Company (Soutar, 2008) AWMM
About death
- Death
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- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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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 - 'The KING has been pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.' (London Gazette, 22 July 1943, p.3315.). Military Medal.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36102/pages/3315
Further Reference - The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Waaka, Rangi. (Ref. WO 373/25/469). Military Medal.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7361688
Further Reference
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- References
- Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
- 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 191 - Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
- Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Iwi, Hapū, Rohe and additional whakapapa information kindly provided from “Ngāti Raukawa and 20th century wars. Ngā Pakanga o Te Ao. Participation, Price, and Post-War Experience.” Research conducted by Te Kenehi Teira and Heeni Collins (2022). Report commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Wellington (Wai 2200 Porirua ki Manawatu Inquiry).
- Ngāti Raukawa in World War 2 - 1939-1945 & further (credit to Reuben Waaka, Diane Taylor, Te Kenehi Teira). Part of “Ngāti Raukawa and 20th century wars. Ngā Pakanga o Te Ao. Participation, Price, and Post-War Experience.” Research conducted by Te Kenehi Teira and Heeni Collins (2022). Report commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Wellington (Wai 2200 Porirua ki Manawatu Inquiry).
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