Rongo Hinaki

Forenames

Rongo AWMM

Surname

Hinaki AWMM

Also known as

Ronga AWMM

Service number

808543 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. abt 1923

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Place of birth

Whangara, Gisborne

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Birth notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown Hinaki, of Whangara

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM C/o H.T. Holden, Rimuroa Station, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mr B. Hinaki (father), Whangara, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 21 Feb 1944 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

808543 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Stationhand/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Mooltan or Willem Ruys AWMM Temporary Corporal AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown Hinaki, of Whangara

Name listed as Ronga on the Nominal Roll AWMM

Death

24 Jul 1944 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Florence War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VII. F. 16. AWMM

Obituary

Hinaki.— Pte. Rongo. In loving memory of our brother and son, Rongo, Killed in action July 24th, 1944.
Some may forget as time rolls on,
But we will remember, no matter how long.
lnserted by his parents, sisters and brother.

Hinaki.— Pte. Rongo. Killed in action July 24th, 1944.
A loving nature true and kind,
A beautiful memory left behind.
He lives with us in memory still,
And shall forever more. —Inserted by his loving cousin Mate

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 July 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR IN MEMORIAM
GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 27775, 26 JULY 1945, PAGE 1

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

Related objects

External links

• 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/rongo-hinaki
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2614275
  Sources Used
• 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

References

• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• 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 56
• Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
  Portrait published in Soutar (2008)
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.