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Robert Toa Te Awhitu

Lay a poppy
This is my Dad in his army khakis and lemon squeezed

Dad in uniform

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Toa Te Awhitu AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    802338 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Care of Ellis and Burnand, Manunui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs T. Toa (mother), Te Awhitu, Okahukura, 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
    802338 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Mill hand/Civilian AWMM
    Taumarunui, Taupo 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

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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Roll of Honour

Remember Robert Toa Te Awhitu by laying a poppy.

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  • We will always remember you thanks for your protection
    Barbara & Tony Te Awhitu
    Public - Barbara - Other relative - 25 April 2024
    Report 
  • Arohanui Koro x
    Public - Aria - Direct descendant - 24 July 2021
    Report 

Sources

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

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2024BarbaraWhitiangaOther relative
24 July 2021AriaTownsville Australia Direct descendant
25 April 2016Joseph toaChristchurch NEW ZealandSibling

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