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Piriniha Kaa

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L/Cpl # 801998 Piriniha (Prince) KAA of Rangitukia 11th Reinforcements of the 28th Maori Battalion

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Piriniha AWMM
  • Surname
    Kaa AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Prince AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 801998 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
    WW2 Rangitukia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr H.K. Kingi (uncle), Waituhi, Patutahi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 February 1944 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Listed on the Nominal Roll as Prince. Cousins, Petera Houkamau Kaa (801997) and Piriniha (Prince) Kaa (801998) are listed on the Nominal Roll with the service number 801997 AWMM
    • Born in Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand to Henare Tangaere Kaa and Henimaetewa Kerekere. Piriniha (Prince) KAA passed away in Rangitukia, East Coast Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 October 2022 - https://www.ancestry.com.au/genealogy/records/piriniha-prince-kaa
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Death

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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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    • 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. AWMM
      WW2 13: WW2 65 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Ko te Reo Huringa Tau o te Ope Maori Tuarua, i noho ki Remuera, Ohaeawai, 1942-43: The Anniversary Magazine of the Second Maori Battalion, Remuera, Ohaeawai 1942-1943. Patrick Smyth Papers, MS-2002-147, Auckland War Memorial Museum. AWMM
    • Nominal Roll of Members of the 2nd Maori Battalion, 26th January 1943. Part of the 2nd Maori Battalion Anniversary Magazine. (MS-2002-147). Auckland War Memorial Museum. AWMM

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05 October 2022Lorrain e MonaGisborneResearcher
04 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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