English Māori Kereti Amotawa Died 12 August 1967 PDF Key details Service number65212 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Whakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, (photo J Chong, 1998) - This image may be subject … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesKereti AWMM SurnameAmotawa AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number65212 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Hapū WakaTe Arawa AWMM Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM C/o Paper Mills Ltd., Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs R. Tamihana (mother), Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number65212 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Kitchen hand/Civilian AWMM Whakatane, Eastern Bay of Plenty AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death12 August 1967 AWMM Age 55 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryRotorua Cemetery and Crematorium, 160 Sala Street, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameWhakarewarewa, Te Hokowhitu-a-tu Memorial Gateway, Rotorua AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Kereti Amotawa by laying a poppy. William Henry James Amos Henry Amotawa Kereti Amotawa Moke Amotawa Thomas Amotawa Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Kereti Amotawa Leave a note Contribute › Processing Thinking of you this ANZAC day and every other day xox Public - Kereti Leigh Witariana Mikaere - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External links28th 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. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm Further Reference DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 4: WW2 10 AWMM Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
