William Joseph Mulligan

Forenames

William Joseph AWMM

Surname

Mulligan AWMM

Also known as

Chino AWMM

Service number

• WWII 67438 AWMM
• Korea 207874 AWMM
• Korea 207874 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

15 December 1924

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Place of birth

Tokomaru Bay

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Birth notes

Son of Joseph MULLIGAN & Maureen nee' RYLAND

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Address before enlistment

• WW2 Unknown AWMM Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
• Jayforce Unknown AWMM Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

• WW2 Mrs M. Mulligan (mother), Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
• Jayforce Mrs I Beattie (mother), 118 Ballance Street, Gisborne, Wellington AWMM

Relationship status

• Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Single/Jayforce AWMM
• 1954 William Joseph MULLIGAN married Rangingangana KEANE
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War

• World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
• Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM
• Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• WWII 67438 AWMM
• Korea 207874 AWMM
• Korea 207874 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
• Korea Medal (EIIR) AWMM
• United Nations Medal for Korea AWMM
• Korean War Service Medal (Republic of Korea) AWMM
• New Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

• WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
• Jayforce Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

• WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
• Jayforce Temporary Corporal AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM
• Korea Vessel was Ormonde AWMM Gunner/Military Chamberlain Royal New Zealand Artillery, 163 Battery Chamberlain British Commonwealth Forces Korea (Kayforce) AWMM
  3rd Embarkation AWMM
• Post WW2/Regular Military Service Royal New Zealand Army AWMM
  4th Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

Aug 1942 - reported wounded

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Last rank

• Korea 23 Dec 1953 Chamberlain (2013)
• Post WW2 1962 AWMM

Death

1 Sept 1998 AWMM

Age at death

73 years

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Cemetery name

Papakura South Cemetery, Auckland

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Grave reference

PLOT: RSA Lawn Row A Plot 07

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Related Serviceperson

External links

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  https://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
• J Force Wikipedia Page
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
  Further Reference
• Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
  Further Reference

References

• Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
• 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.
  WW2 5: WW2 153
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 16: WW2 95
• Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
• Chamberlain, H. (2013). The New Zealand Korea Roll : honouring those who served in the New Zealand Armed Forces in Korea, 1950-1957. Wellington, N.Z.: Author.
• McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs.
• Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.