Joseph Pera Rogers

Forenames

Joseph Pera AWMM

Surname

Rogers AWMM

Also known as

• Hohepa Pera Pokaihau Rogers
  Public - Veena - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - Family Papers
• Hohepa Aperahama Pokaihau
  Public - J Karlene - Child - 5 September 2018 - Family

Service number

WWII 26019 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Te Arawa, Māori AWMM

Birth

6 Nov 1917 Public Source

Date of birth

• DOB INCORRECT Born November 4th 1917
  Public - Karlene - Child - 26 April 2022 - I am his child
• 06.11.1917
  Public - Veena - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - Death Certificate

Place of birth

Rawene, Hokianga

Public - Veena - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - Family Papers

Address before enlistment

WW2 Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM

Post war occupation

Agriculture and Farming in Taheke, Ramsay Road.

Public - Veena - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - Family Papers

Next of kin

• WW2 Mrs Hene Tonga Rogers (mother), Punakitere, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Heeni Tonga Rogers nee Hiku (mother)
  Punakitere Rd, Otaua Northland, NZ
  Public - Veena - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - Birth Certificate / Urupa

Relationship status

Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 26019 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Bushman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Capture details

• WW2 POW - Crete AWMM
• WW2 POW - Stalag VIII-B (later 344), Lamsdorf, Poland AWMM

Death

10 Jun 1988 Public Source

Date of death

10/06/1988

Public - J Karlene - Child - 5 September 2018 - Myself family

Age at death

70

Public - J Karlene - Child - 5 September 2018 - Family

Place of death

Otaua Northland NZ

Public - J Karlene - Child - 5 September 2018 - At our Marae Pukerata in Otaua Northland

Cemetery name

Tarawa Piupiu

Public - J Karlene - Child - 5 September 2018 - Family cemetery

Related objects

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
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. Zenodo Record.
  https://zenodo.org/records/3955186
  Further Reference

References

• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
• 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.
  WW2 3: WW2 410
• List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8.
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Mason, W.W. (1954) Prisoners of war. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Davin, D. (1953). Crete. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.