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Taina Babbington

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Pte # 815278 Taina Babbington of Tokomaru Bay & Wellington14th Reinforcements of the 28th Maori Battalion

Taina BABBINGTON

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Taina AWMM
  • Surname
    Babbington AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    815278 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • 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 Public Works Department Camp, Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr J. Babbington (brother), Public Works Department Camp, Plimmerton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1945 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    1946-1948 British Commonwealth Occupational Force, Japan AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    815278 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    1981 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
    2nd May 1981 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 September 2022 - NZ Archives - BABBINGTON Taina - Tokomaru Bay - Retired Factory Worker
  • Age at death
    57 years Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 September 2022 - NZ Archives - BABBINGTON Taina - Tokomaru Bay - Retired Factory Worker
  • Place of death
    Te Puia Springs, East Coast Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 September 2022 - NZ Archives - BABBINGTON Taina - Tokomaru Bay - Retired Factory Worker
  • Cause of death
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 15: WW2 9 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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26 September 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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