Rangi Henare Tuhata
Born 1 Jul 1919
- Service number
- 810683 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
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- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1 Jul 1919 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 01/07/1919Public - Sandra - Direct descendant - 11 January 2016 - Birth certificate.
- Place of birth
- Birkenhead, Cheshire, EnglandPublic - Sandra - Direct descendant - 11 January 2016 - Birth certificate.
- Birth notes
- Born Robert Gray Hanaghan. Mother Winifred Susie Hanaghan, father James Gray Hanaghan.Public - Sandra - Direct descendant - 11 January 2016 - Birth certificate.
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM 132 Cornwall Street, Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
- This is correct, and the address of the Hanaghan family.Public - Sandra - Direct descendant - 11 January 2016 - Family records. Census information.
- Post war occupation
- No contact with family made after return from War.Public - Sandra - Direct descendant - 11 January 2016 - Family records.
- Next of kin
- Mrs L.A. Riches (sister), Rooseville Park, Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Next of Kin was his father, James Gray Hanaghan.Public - Sandra - Direct descendant - 11 January 2016 - Birth certificate. Copy of declaration from War Records, signed in Florence, Italy 29/11/1945 states Mrs Riches as next of kin and states his father is decreased (this is incorrect as his father did not die until 1973).
- Relationship status
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 810683 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Apiarist/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
- Known to speak fluent Maori.Public - Sandra - Direct descendant - 11 January 2016 - Family records.
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
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- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Biographical information
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About death
- Death
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- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- 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.
WW2 15: WW2 144 - 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.
p.144 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- 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.
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