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Bunny Karetu

Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bunny AWMM
  • Surname
    Karetu AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Pani Karetu AWMM
  • Service number
    62590 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Waimarama, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr M. Karetu (father), Whakaki, Wairoa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    62590 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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

About 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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  • Memorial name

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  • Hi my name is katie Karetu , Bunny aka pani Karetu is my grandfather, who is the father to my father , i never got to meet my grandfather he had passed before i was thought off. I wouldve loved to have met him have only heard of stories of him , but had the privilage of being brought up with his wife , the late Merekara Karetu my grandmother who no longer is here with us. I wouldve loved to know more about his life in the army but havent met anyone that knows anything more. I thought i would just write something incase someone else would see this or know more about my grandfather. May you rest in peace xoxo
    Public - Katherine Irirangi - Other Relative - 22 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • 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. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 186 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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22 April 2015Katherine Irirangi Auckland, new zealandOther Relative

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