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James Maraku

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Mr Public - Ayesha - Direct descendant - 1 December 2021 - births, deaths & marriages - internal affairs
  • Forenames
    • James AWMM
    • James Te Ao Marama Public - Ayesha - Direct descendant - 1 December 2021 - family papers
  • Surname
    Maraku AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    816564 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    • Iwi Māori AWMM
    • Ngati Maniapoto, Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Public - Ayesha - Direct descendant - 1 December 2021 - whakapapa
  • Hapū
  • Waka
    Te Arawa, Tainui Public - Ayesha - Direct descendant - 1 December 2021 - whakapapa
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Te Haahi Ratana Public - Ayesha - Direct descendant - 1 December 2021 - family papers

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Wangaehu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A. Maraku (mother), Ratana Pa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Widowed AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    816564 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • 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. AWMM
      WW2 14: WW2 64 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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01 December 2021AyeshaRatana PaaDirect descendant

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