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George Tahuri Waitara Anderson

  • Service number
    39280 AWMM
  • Also known as
    George Tahuri Waitara AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Gravestone Waikaraka Park Cemetery (photo Sarndra Lees, February 2010) - This image may be subject to copyright

Gravestone Waikaraka Park Cemetery (photo Sarndra Lees, February 2010) - This image may be subject t …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Tahuri Waitara AWMM
  • Surname
    Anderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    George Tahuri Waitara AWMM
  • Service number
    39280 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 Te Puke, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Timoto Waitara (father), Judea, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
  • 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
    39280 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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Enlisted and embarked as George Tahuri Waitara. Full name is George Tahuri Waitara Anderson which is recorded on his gravestone AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    6 July 1972 AWMM
    Age 54 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Area 6 Block C Lot No 17 AWMM
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  • Obituary
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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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 191 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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