English Māori Waipaina Matehe Awarau PDF Key details Service number39656 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankCaptain/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Group of 28 Maori Battalion Officers at dinner, Hotel St George, Beirut, 1930 hours, 5 June 1942. Fr … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWaipaina Matehe AWMM SurnameAwarau AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number39656 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birthWaipiro Bay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 31 January 2016 - Research Birth notesson of Hatara Matehe & Emma Te Awarau Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 31 January 2016 - Research Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Native Land Court, Sydney Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs D.A. Awarau (wife), Waipiro Bay, Poverty Bay, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 7 April 1941 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number39656 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Solicitor and Barrister/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Mauretania or Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 5th Reinforcements 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 rankCaptain/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Captain Waipaina Awarau (Waipaina Matehe Awarau), who embarked with the 5th Reinforcements. He was wounded three times Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 31 January 2016 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/photo/waipaina-awarau Death About death Contribute › 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 Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Waipaina Matehe Awarau by laying a poppy. Jacob Awarangi Paul Matehe Awarau Waipaina Matehe Awarau H.N. Awarua Arapeta Marukitepua Pitapitanuiarangi Awatere Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Waipaina Matehe Awarau Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945 http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/ Further Reference Cody, J.F. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. 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 17 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 Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 31 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher 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