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John Meroiti

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John Te Ruru Meroiti pictured here along with his war medals. Ceremony held at Glenholme School, Rotorua, NZ on 24 April 2015.

ANZAC 2015

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Mr Public - Aileen - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Family
  • Forenames
    • John AWMM
    • Te Ruru Public - Aileen - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Family
  • Surname
    Meroiti AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    802438 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Putaruru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs T.P. Meroiti (mother), Putaruru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 February 1944 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    802438 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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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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  • 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
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Ka maumahara tonu tatou ki a ratou, Always my heart Kolo, Aileen xoxo
    25/04/2024
    Public - Aileen - Direct descendant - 25 April 2024
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  • LEST WE FORGET <3

    Public - Melody Moerangi Nathan - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020
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  • Thank you for our freedom🙏🙏 Till we see each other again
    Public - Gabe - Direct descendant - 24 April 2020
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  • In loving memory of our loving dad
    You will always be in our hearts
    Gone but never forgotten
    Thinking of you on this special day Anzac day
    We will have a beer for you dad as we all know you wouldve been at the RSA club
    Public - Ruby Tangihaere - Child - 24 April 2020
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  • Ka maumahara tonu tatou ki a ratou.. 4eva & always Kolo.. Aroha mutunga kore ❤️ Aileen 24.04.2020
    Public - Aileen - Direct descendant - 24 April 2020
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  • 'LEST WE FORGET' My handsome as Dad
    Public - Te Amohaere - Child - 24 April 2020
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  • Lest we forget

    Love Jess Wana and the Whanau
    Public - Jess - Child - 24 April 2020
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  • Always in our hearts. Lest we Forget Arohanui - Margie, Haki, Shahlin-Lee, Ryco, Haki & Dylan
    Public - Margaret Lee - Other relative - 26 April 2017
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  • Gone but never forgotten. We will always love you Kolo, Luv Aileen, Reihana, Payton & Isaiah-Rae Xoxo
    Public - Aileen - Other Relative - 23 April 2015
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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. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 13: WW2 84 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

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25 April 2024AileenAustraliaDirect descendant
25 April 2020Melody Moerangi NathanAustralia Direct descendant
24 April 2020GabeAucklandDirect descendant
24 April 2020Ruby TangihaereBrisbane, AustraliaChild
24 April 2020Te AmohaereMelbourne, AustraliaChild

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