Matehaere Boy Wanoa
- Service number
- 802290 AWMM
- Also known as
- BoyPublic - Jesamine Patricia - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- —
- War
About
- Title
- MrPublic - Matehaere - Direct descendant - 11 November 2017 - family papers
- MrPublic - Jesamine Patricia - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family
- Mr
- Forenames
- Matehaere Boy AWMM
- MatehaerePublic - Matehaere - Direct descendant - 11 November 2017 - Family papers
- Surname
- Wanoa AWMM
- Ingoa
- —
- Also known as
- BoyPublic - Jesamine Patricia - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family
- Service number
- 802290 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- malePublic - Jesamine Patricia - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family
- Religion
- AnglicanPublic - Jesamine Patricia - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- —
- Next of kin
- Mr M. Wanoa (father), Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
- Mrs Ripeka Wanoa (mother). Mr Matauru Wanoa (father).Public - Jesamine Patricia - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family papers. Matahaere Wanoa, Ted Wanoa and Kaihau Wanoa are all brothers, and sons of both Reverend Matauru Wanoa and his wife Ripeka Wanoa. All of these people are buried in Tikitiki cemetery just beside Rahui marae. My grandfather is Ben (Penetana Tutapuariki) Wanoa, the brother of all 3 of these men. Ben married Ngarangi Kamaea Kaika, and all the above are Te Whanau a Tuwhakairiora. My Dad is Wiremu Te Whaiora Wanoa, son of Ben and Ngarangi.
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- —
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 802290 AWMM
- Military service
- 2nd Maori Battalion AWMM
- 10 Reinforcements for the 28th Maori BattalionPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 September 2022 - https://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/tuku-walker
- 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 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Temporary Corporal AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- Jayforce Trooper Nominal rolls J-Force (R22440245) 2nd Divisional Cavalry Regiment, D Squadron Nominal rolls J-Force (R22440245) British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan, Main Body AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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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 - Paterson, Lachy. (24 October 2020). The forgotten Maori Battalion. maorihomefront.nz
https://www.maorihomefront.nz/en/whanau-stories/the-forgotten-maori-battalion/
Further Reference - Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22440245
Sources Used - J Force Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
Further Reference - Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
Further Reference
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- References
- Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. 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.
WW2 15: WW2 147 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Ko te Reo Huringa Tau o te Ope Maori Tuarua, i noho ki Remuera, Ohaeawai, 1942-43: The Anniversary Magazine of the Second Maori Battalion, Remuera, Ohaeawai 1942-1943. Patrick Smyth Papers, MS-2002-147, Auckland War Memorial Museum.
- Nominal Roll of Members of the 2nd Maori Battalion, 26th January 1943. Part of the 2nd Maori Battalion Anniversary Magazine. (MS-2002-147). Auckland War Memorial Museum.
- Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
p.77 - Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
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