English Māori Eruera Ngatote Ratana Born 11 December 1920 - Died 1 May 2004 PDF Key details Service number26003 AWMM Also known asHapakuku AWMM Edward AWMM Ratana-Hapakuku AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy ww2 28th Maori Battalion No known copyright restrictions. Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEruera Ngatote AWMM SurnameRatana AWMM Ingoa Also known asHapakuku AWMM Edward AWMM Ratana-Hapakuku AWMM Service number26003 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth11 December 1920 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Herekino, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr Atama Hapakuku Ratana (father), Herekino, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign1941 AWMM World War 2/wars AWMM Crete AWMM Monte Cassino AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number26003 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM Kaitaia, Northland AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Agnes; father of Les, Zac, Ted, Lorraine, Maria, JoeListed on the Nominal Roll as Eruera Ratana. Registered at BDM, death regietr as Ratana-Hapakuku. Listed in the death notices as Eruera (Hapakuku) Ratana and Eruera Ngatote (Edward) Ratana-Hapakuku AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1 May 2004 AWMM Age 83 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death11 May 2004 Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Family present at his death Age at death83 Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Death Certificate Place of deathRanui, West Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Family present Cause of deathPostate Cancer Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Medical history Death notes Cemetery Cemetery namePeetere Urupa, Manukaukau, Herekino, Kaitaia, Northland Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Family Urupa Grave referenceWith his wife Agnes Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Family present at burial ObituaryDeath notice: New Zealand Herald, 12 May 2004 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Eruera Ngatote Ratana by laying a poppy. Panapa Ratahi Willie Awa Ratahi Eruera Ngatote Ratana Haare Te Nuku Ratana Toko Ratana Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Eruera Ngatote Ratana Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used 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. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm Further Reference DocumentsThe New Zealand Herald 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 393 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 12 May 2004 AWMM Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 08 March 2019TaniaAuckland, Aotearoa, New ZealandDirect descendant 11 March 2016kahurangiauckland new zealandDirect descendant The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License