English Māori John Joseph Te Ahikaiata Turei Died 18 January 2003 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 39263 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Joseph Te Ahikaiata AWMM SurnameTurei AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 39263 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiNgāi Tūhoe AWMM Iwi Māori AWMM Hapū WakaMataatua AWMM Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 22 April 1905 AWMM State Mill, Tokaanu, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr T. Te Whetu (father), Ruatoki North, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusSingle AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 39263 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) (Civil) AWMM Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1939 AWMM Truck Driver/Civilian AWMM Rotorua, Bay of Plenty AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death18 January 2003 AWMM Blockhouse Bay, Auckland AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryObituary: Weekend Herald, 25-26 January 2003, A27 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Joseph Te Ahikaiata Turei by laying a poppy. Ernest Frank Turchie Joseph Turchie John Joseph Te Ahikaiata Turei Maku Turei Peta H. Turei Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Joseph Te Ahikaiata Turei Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links28th 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/john-joseph-turei Further Reference Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm Further Reference DocumentsSecond 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 100 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 The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License