Hoturangi Tautau
Born 1924 - Died 15 Dec 2009
- Service number
- 817659 AWMM
- Also known as
- John Tau TauPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 September 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174250683/john-tau_tau
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM
- War
About
- Title
- —
- Forenames
- Hoturangi AWMM
- Surname
- Tautau AWMM
- Ingoa
- —
- Also known as
- John Tau TauPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 September 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174250683/john-tau_tau
- Service number
- 817659 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
- —
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1924 AWMM
- Date of birth
- 2nd April 1924Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 September 2023 - NZ BDM Birth records
- Place of birth
- Tolaga BayPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 September 2023 - https://www.geni.com/people/Hoturangi-Tautau/6000000046761817124
- Birth notes
- Son of Hirini Waikatohu & Mei TAUTAU of Tolaga BayPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 September 2023 - NZ BDM Birth records
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Rere, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- —
- Next of kin
- —
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
- 1944 Hoturangi TATAU married Lena Dinah DOWNPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 September 2023 - NZ BDM Marriage Records
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- Italy AWMM
- 1946-1948 AWMM British Commonwealth Occupational Force, Japan AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 817659 AWMM
- Military service
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- —
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Stationhand/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, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 12th Reinforcements AWMM
- Jayforce Trooper Nominal rolls J-Force (R22440245) 2nd Divisional Cavalry Regiment, D Squadron Nominal rolls J-Force (R22440245) British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan, Main Body AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM
- Last rank
- —
Biographical information
- Husband of Tapuhi Christina (nee Walker) (Dusty)
Service held at Hinemaurea Marae, Mangatuna, Tolaga Bay
Next of kin details on Nominal Roll incorrect (whanau 2011) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 15 Dec 2009 AWMM
Age 85 AWMM - Date of death
- —
- Age at death
- —
- Place of death
- GisbornePublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 September 2023 - https://www.geni.com/people/Hoturangi-Tautau/6000000046761817124
- Cause of death
- —
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Tolaga Bay Cemetery, Ferneaux Street, Tolaga Bay, Gisborne District, New Zealand AWMM Servicemen's Lawn AWMM
- Cemetery name
- —
- Grave reference
- Block TOLRS Plot 111Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 January 2023 - Tolaga Bay Cemetery Records
- Obituary
- Death Notice: Gisbourne Herald, 16, 17 December 2009 AWMM
- Memorial name
- —
- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Sources Used - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Sources Used - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/hoturangi-tautau
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 - Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22440245
Sources Used - Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22440245
Sources Used - 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
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- References
- Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Gisborne Herald
- 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 96 - Gisborne Herald
Death Notice: Gisbourne Herald, 16, 17 December 2009 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
p.77 - Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
p.116 - 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.
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