English Māori Wiremu Mita Hotene Died 21 July 1945 PDF Key details Service number65227 AWMM Also known asWilliam AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWiremu Mita AWMM SurnameHotene AWMM Ingoa Also known asWilliam AWMM Service number65227 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Hapū WakaMataatua 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 Ohope, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Turuhira Hotene (mother), Ohope, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, 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 number65227 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/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 notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Kereopa and Turuhira Hotene, of OhopeListed on the Nominal Roll as William Hotene. Listed by CWG as Wiremu Mita Hotene AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death21 July 1945 AWMM Age 26 AWMM Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryHillcrest Cemetery, Whakatane-Ohope Road, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Services Area. 11. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Wiremu Mita Hotene by laying a poppy. Mohi Kereopa Hotene Tu Lawson Hotene Wiremu Mita Hotene Hipiriona Barney Hotere Jack Hotere Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Wiremu Mita Hotene Leave a note Contribute › Processing 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 Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2921344 Sources Used 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 168 AWMM Cooke, P. (2018). Roll of New Zealand’s Second World War Dead. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group.; Peter Cooke; 2018. AWMM p.221 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