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Richard Nuku

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Head Stone of Trooper Richard Heta (Fatty) Nuku 811730 Kopuriki Rd Urupa Murupara

Trooper Richard Heta (Fatty) Nuku 811730 Kopuriki Rd Urupa Murupara

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Identity

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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    June/July 1926 Public - Matiu - Direct descendant - 3 October 2023 - Family Records. Refer also to Headstone Photo attached.
  • Place of birth
    Ruatoki, New Zealand Public - Matiu - Direct descendant - 3 October 2023 - Ruatoki, New Zealand. Family Records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Waiohau, New Zealand AWMM
    • Waiohau, New Zealand Public - Matiu - Direct descendant - 3 October 2023 - Waiohau, New Zealand. Family Records
  • Post war occupation
    Farm hand/Civilian Public - Matiu - Direct descendant - 3 October 2023 - Civilian/Farm hand - Family Farm Waiohau, New Zealand. Family Records.
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr R. Nuku (father), Waiohau, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mr. Parau Nuku (father), Waiohau, New Zealand Public - Matiu - Direct descendant - 3 October 2023 - Mr. Parau Nuku (father), Waiohau, New Zealand. Mother deceased prior to Embarkation. Family Records.
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
    • Single Public - Matiu - Direct descendant - 3 October 2023 - Single no wife/offspring.

Service

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Military decorations

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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

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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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  • External links
  • 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 74 AWMM
    • Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245) AWMM
      p.76 AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245) AWMM
      p.115 AWMM

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03 October 2023MatiuWhakataneDirect descendant

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