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Cenotaph record

Lenning Wairua Kopua

  • Service number
    817754 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Len Kopua Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 March 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery Record
    • Renata Wairua AKA Len Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 December 2016 - Research - death record
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Private Lenning Kopua, who embarked with the 14th Reinforcements

Private Lenning Kopua

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Lenning Wairua AWMM
  • Surname
    Kopua AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Len Kopua Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 March 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery Record
    • Renata Wairua AKA Len Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 December 2016 - Research - death record
  • Service number
    817754 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    25 November 1924 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 December 2016 - Research
  • Place of birth
    Tokomaru Bay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 December 2016 - Research
  • Birth notes
    son of Hirini & Ani Kopua Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 December 2016 - Research
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A. Kopua (mother), Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • 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
    817754 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 March 2016 - Cemetery Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 August 1978 Public Source
  • Date of death
    8 August 1978 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 March 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Age at death
    53yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 March 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Gisborne NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 March 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 March 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Grave reference
    Block RSA 34; Plot 17; Warrant # 25919 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 4 March 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • 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 79 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

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 June 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
30 December 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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