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John Ruru

  • Service number
    67456 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Tupai Public - Tupai - Other relative - 24 August 2017 - Family Oral History, Family Papers
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Photograph taken at C Company Memorial House, Gisborne, New Zealand on 25th April 2017

John Tupai Ruru

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    John Tupai Ruru Public - Tupai - Other relative - 24 August 2017 - Family Oral History, Family Papers
  • Forenames
    • John AWMM
    • Tupai Public - Tupai - Other relative - 24 August 2017 - Family Papers, Oral Family History
  • Surname
    Ruru AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tupai Public - Tupai - Other relative - 24 August 2017 - Family Oral History, Family Papers
  • Service number
    67456 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Hāhi Ringatū Public - Tupai - Other relative - 24 August 2017 - Family Oral History, Family Papers

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM P.B., Tahora Station, Wharekopae, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr C. Ruru (father), Te Karaka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    67456 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • 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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Death

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

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • 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 184 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 August 2017TupaiGisborne, New ZealandOther relative

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