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Atanatiu Te Puni

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14 Nov 1940 in Sydney, NSW L-R Front Row: 2/Lt J C Reedy, 2/Lt P C West, Lt T G Santon, 2/Lt A Awatere, Lt T K Karaitiana, Back Row: 2/LT J R Ormsby, 2/Lt A Mitchell, 2/Lt A Te Puni, 2/Lt A Hokianga, 2/Lt A T Green, 2/Lt T WiRepa, 2/Lt H T Maloney

Officers of the 28th Maori Battalion 14 Nov 1940

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Atanatiu AWMM
  • Surname
    Te Puni AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    39524 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1907 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2022 - Research
  • Place of birth
    Lower Hutt, Wellington Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2022 - Research
  • Birth notes
    Son of Thomas & Nina TE PUNI Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2022 - Research
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 71 Esplanade, Petone, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A.B. Te Puni (wife), Girl's Hostel, Vivian Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
    • 1940 Atanatiu TE Puni married Anne Black MARSHALL Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2022 - Research

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    39524 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2
      2 January 1942 AWMM
    • WW2
      2 January 1942 AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Oflag 79, Waggum, Germany 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
    • WW2 POW - P.G. 47, Modena, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
      Italy, Europe Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List
  • 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 Captain in the List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. AWMM

Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. 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 468 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

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