Paul Te Wharetaki Heath
Born 5 Dec 1922 - Died 19 Sept 2004
- Service number
- 614749 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
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- War
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About birth
- Birth
- 5 Dec 1922 AWMM
- 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 C/o Mrs S. Selwyn, P.O. Box 21, Morven, New Zealand AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Morven, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM Morven, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Civil servant/Civilian AWMM
- Next of kin
- Miss E.S. Selwyn (foster-sister), P.O. Box 21, Morven, New Zealand AWMM
- Miss E.S. Selwyn (foster-sister), P.O. Box 21, Morven, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Miss E.S. Selwyn (foster-sister), P.O. Box 21, Morven, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Single/Jayforce AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 614749 AWMM
- Military service
- 2nd Divisional Cavalry Regiment, D Squadron AWMM
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Military decorations
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM Labourer/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, D Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- WW2 Temporary Sergeant AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, D Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM - Jayforce Lieutenant/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
3rd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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Last known rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Joseph Thomas Heath and Ripeka Mei (nee Harper).
Husband of Dora; father of Paul, Sue Garry, Allan, Julie Gail and Lynley. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 19 Sept 2004 AWMM
Age 81 AWMM - 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
- Waimate Lawn Cemetery, McNamaras Road, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM RSA Section AWMM
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Death notice: New Zealand Herald, September 2004 AWMM
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- 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 - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
https://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 - 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
- Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
- 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. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 13: WW2 54 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 14: WW2 42 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 16: WW2 57 - The New Zealand Herald
Death notice: New Zealand Herald, September 2004 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
p.74 - Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
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