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Te Rei Te Wera Rangihuna

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel R_002. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel R_002. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Te Rei Te Wera AWMM
  • Surname
    Rangihuna AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tereitewera AWMM
  • Service number
    817648 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1921 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/te-rei-te-wera-rangihuna
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Rota Rangihuna and Annie Rangihuna Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/te-rei-te-wera-rangihuna
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs K. Rangihuna (wife), Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
    • Husband of Kumeroa Rangihuna, of Tikitiki Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/te-rei-te-wera-rangihuna

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    817648 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Rota Rangihuna and Annie Rangihuna; husband of Kumeroa Rangihuna, of Tikitiki

    Listed on Nominal Roll as Tereitewera AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    10 April 1945 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Faenza War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IV. G. 10. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

Roll of Honour

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  • May you rest in love Uncle
    Public - Makere - Direct descendant - 13 November 2018
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  • Lest We Forget Uncle
    Public - Apirana - Direct descendant - 24 April 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • 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 81 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
20 October 2022Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
15 March 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
13 November 2018MakereMangere East, South AucklandDirect descendant
24 April 2017ApiranaCoombabah Queesland AustraliaDirect descendant

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