Hone Te Kauru Kaa
Born 1913 - Died 12 Aug 1947
- Service number
- WWII 65285 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- 2nd Lieutenant/Military AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1913 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 1913Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - Estimated
- Place of birth
- Rangitukia, East CoastPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - Estimated
- Birth notes
- Son of Panikena and Matewa Kaa, of RangitukiaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/hone-te-kauru-kaa
- Address before enlistment
- WW2 Hick's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- —
- Next of kin
- WW2 Mr M. Kaa (father), Rangitukia, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWII 65285 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- 2nd Lieutenant/Military AWMM
- Last rank
- —
Biographical information
- Son of Panikena and Matewa Kaa, of Rangitukia, East Cape AWMM
- Second-Lieutenant Hone te Kauru Kaa, Rangitukia. reported wounded, is one of a family which has done well for the battalion. He is a single man, and went abroad with the Fifth : Reinforcement for the Maori unit.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 August 2023 - TOLL OF ACTION
GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 21694, 21 APRIL 1945, PAGE 4
About death
- Death
- 12 Aug 1947 AWMM
Age 34 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed on Active Service AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Rangitukia Cemetery, Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM Okaroro Plot 7. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- LT Hone Te Kauru Kaa is a brother of Te Hiki Kaa, Hone had been invalided home in August 1945 after being injured in Tunisa and later in Italy, and then suffering with illness. His mother passed away in January 1947, and he followed just a few months later.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222202116/hone-te_kauru-kaa
- Memorial name
- Hinepare Marae War MemorialPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 January 2016 - Research
- Tikitiki Church War MemorialPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - Research
- Hinepare Marae War Memorial
- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/hone-te-kauru-kaa
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 - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920460
Sources Used
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page
- References
- Second 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.
WW2 4: WW2 186 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Second 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.
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