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Eruera Huatahi Raroa

  • Service number
    817700 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Jo Raroa Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 January 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery records
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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2nd NZEF 817700, Pte E.H. (Jo) RAROA, 28 Maori Battn, died 29.5.1975 aged 55 years. He is buried in the Tolaga Bay Cemetery

2nd NZEF 817700, Pte E.H. RAROA

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Eruera Huatahi AWMM
  • Surname
    Raroa AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jo Raroa Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 January 2016 - Gisborne Cemetery records
  • Service number
    817700 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A.P. Raroa (mother), Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    817700 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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

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

About death

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  • Death
    29 May 1975 Public Source
  • Date of death
    29 May 1975 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 January 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery Records
  • Age at death
    54yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 January 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Tolaga Bay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 January 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Tolaga Bay Cemetery, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 January 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery Records
  • Grave reference
    Block TOLRS; Plot 54 Warrant # 408 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 January 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery Records
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. 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
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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25 September 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
12 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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