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William Koro Henderson

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Pte # 67416 William Koro HENDERSON of Hastings7th Reinforcements of the 28th Maori Battalion

William Koro HENDERSON

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Koro AWMM
  • Surname
    Henderson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    67416 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
    Born on 12 April 1921 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 October 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/M6YC-7WC/william-koro-henderson-1921-1970
  • Place of birth
    Te Araroa Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 October 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/M6YC-7WC/william-koro-henderson-1921-1970
  • Birth notes
    Son of George Hannam Henderson & Kuini Okeroa Campbell Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 October 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/M6YC-7WC/william-koro-henderson-1921-1970
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM c/o Mrs. T. Simpson, St. George's Road, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs T. Simpson (mother), St. George's Road, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
    • William Koro HENDERSON died on 7 March 1970, at the age of 48, and was buried in Hastings Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 October 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/M6YC-7WC/william-koro-henderson-1921-1970

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    67416 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
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Sources

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  • 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. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 5: WW2 95 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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24 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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