Ray Takurua Te Kiri Harris
Died 24 Jul 2005
- Service number
- 800733 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM
- War
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM 110 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM 110 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs R. Te Kiri (mother), Rotokawa, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Mrs R. Te Kiri (mother), Rotokawa, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 21 Feb 1944 AWMM Single AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Single/Jayforce AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 800733 AWMM
- Military service
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Military decorations
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Mooltan AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- Jayforce Vessel was Willem Ruys AWMM Temporary Corporal AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Husband of Hinewhiu
Tangi held at Rangiteorere Marae
Name listed on embarkation rolls as Ray Harris and in the death notices as Ray Takurua Te Kiri Harris AWMM
About death
- Death
- 24 Jul 2005 AWMM
Age 80 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
- 81yrsPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 June 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257970797/ray-takurua_te_kiri-harris
- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Muruika Urupa, RotoruaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 June 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257970797/ray-takurua_te_kiri-harris
- Grave reference
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
https://28maoribattalion.org.nz/
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 - 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
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 13: WW2 52 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 16: WW2 54 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
- 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.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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