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Cenotaph record

Kaihau Wanoa

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Tikitiki-Church War Memorial - 62631 K Wanoa's name appears on this War Memorial under the WWII section - Died at Home

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kaihau AWMM
  • Surname
    Wanoa AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    62631 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs R. Wanoa (mother), Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM
    • Reverend Matauru Wanoa and his wife Mrs Ripeka Cosgrove nee Wanoa of Whakaangiangi, Te Araroa. Rev Matauru was a Quater Master Sergeant of HQ Co, Tairawhiti Infantry Battalion, 1941. Public - Jesamine - Other relative - 25 April 2017 - Family records and Monty Soutar's book, "Nga Tamatoa".
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    62631 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
    1974 Public Source
  • Date of death
    1974 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Age at death
    63yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
    NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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Leave a tribute or memory of Kaihau Wanoa

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  • Kia ora Koro Kaihau. Mihi arohanui ki a koe. Ka nui te aroha. Kia ora Uncle Kaihau, thankyou for your love for us. I am living a life of freedom, thanks to your selfless sacrifice. Na, Jesamine Wanoa xox.
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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 366 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 September 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
25 April 2017Jesamine19B Pegler Drive, Howick, Auckland 2014Other relative
04 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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