Tako Henare Houpapa
Born 25 Apr 1921 - Died 2002
- Service number
- 813526 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
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- War
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 25 Apr 1921 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 Taumarunui, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM RD 4, Taumarunui, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mr H. Houpapa (father), Ongarue, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Mr H. Houpapa (father), PO, Ongarue, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Single/Jayforce AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
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- 813526 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 Farmer/Civilian AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- Jayforce Trooper AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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Last known rank
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Biographical information
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About death
- Death
- 2002 AWMM
- Date of death
- 25 August 2002Public - KIA - Child - 26 March 2019 - Death Certificate
- Age at death
- 81Public - KIA - Child - 26 March 2019 - School records - Ngakonui School, Taumarunui
- Place of death
- Wainuiomata, Lower HuttPublic - KIA - Child - 26 March 2019 - Family records
- Cause of death
- IllnessPublic - KIA - Child - 26 March 2019 - Death certificate
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Manaia, CoromandelPublic - KIA - Child - 26 March 2019 - Family records
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- Obituary
- He grew up a farmer in Taumarunui. Hard working and schooled at Te Aute College, he volunteered underage as many young Maori did to go to WW2. An intelligent man of huge integrity, he sold his farm in 1956 and moved to Auckland to improve the educational opportunities for his children and grandchildren. He worked at Westfield Freezing works before retiring in 1981.Public - KIA - Child - 26 March 2019 - Family papers
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
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
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
- References
- 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 46 - 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 62 - Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
- 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.
- Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
- 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.
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