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Pineamine Taiapa

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Second-Lieutenant P. Taiapa, of Tikitiki, Gisborne, wounded

Second-Lieutenant P. Taiapa, of Tikitiki

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Identity

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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 June 1901 AWMM Tikitiki, Waiapu River AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Tamati Taiapa and Maraea Iritawa Taiapa Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 August 2023 - https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Pineamine-Taiapa/6000000077988628493
  • Address before enlistment
    Tikitiki, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. Taiapa (mother), Kennedy's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Married/WWII AWMM
    • Husband of Mereaira Te Ruawai Taiapa (nee' Grace) Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 August 2023 - https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Pineamine-Taiapa/6000000077988628493

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 26037 AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Carver/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    • WW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
    • H.M Transport No 25, I have an original copy of the ships magazine on which Lt P. Taiapa designed the front cover and wrote the significance of the design inside the magazine. If you would like a copy of the front cover, feel free to call/email me. Regards Rex 027 293 2768 Public - Rex - 2 March 2021 - Original copy of the ships magazine sent back to my Grandmother by my Uncle Arthur, who was killed in action.
    • Rex 027 293 2768 Public - Rex - 2 March 2021 - Original copy of the ships magazine

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
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  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Master carver.

    Cover design 'Ake Ake Kia Kaha' Magazine of H.M. Transport no. 25 by Lt. P. Taiapa. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 February 1972 AWMM
    Tikitiki, Waiapu River AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    • 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 343 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
    • New Zealand. Army. New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd. Reinforcements, 5th. (1941). Magazine of H.M. Transport no. 25. Colombo : Printed by the Times of Ceylon Co. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 August 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
02 March 2021RexHelensville NZOther
16 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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