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Noema Poi

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Private Noema Poi (aka Tat Poi), who embarked with the 4th Reinforcements. He was wounded once.

Private Noema Poi

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - Research
  • Forenames
    Noema AWMM
  • Surname
    Poi AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tat AWMM
  • Service number
    25984 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
    11 November 1923 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - BMD NZ records
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - BMD NZ records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Ani Kawhi Poi (mother), Tikitiki, 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
    25984 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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  • Listed as Noema (Tat) Poi in Soutar (2008) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1992 Public Source
  • Date of death
    1992 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Age at death
    68yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
    NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Hinepare Marae War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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Leave a tribute or memory of Noema Poi

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  • Tat (or Granddad Tat as I called him) was my Godfather. This is so amazing to see, thank you Granddad Tat for going to fight for future generations xx
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Sources

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. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 381 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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08 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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