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Rawiri Wilson

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Nolan Raiania & Dave (Rawiri) Wilson

Nolan Raiania & Dave Wilson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Rawiri AWMM
  • Surname
    Wilson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    631523 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 Waituhi, Patutahi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs R.G. Wilson (wife), Patutahi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    631523 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 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

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 July 1991 Public Source
  • Date of death
    29 July 1991 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 September 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Age at death
    71 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 September 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Gisborne, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 September 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 September 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Grave reference
    Block RSA 34; Plot 339; Warrant # 28628 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 September 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • Miss and love you Nanny Dave xo thinking of you this Anzac Day ❤️
    Public - Kristi - Other relative - 23 April 2020
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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 107 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
03 December 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
23 April 2020KristiGisborne New ZealandOther relative
05 September 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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