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Abraham Bell Parker

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Pte # 064997 Abraham (Abe) Bell PARKER of Ruatoria11th Reinforcements of the 28th Maori Battalionwounded once

Abraham Bell PARKER

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Abraham Bell AWMM
  • Surname
    Parker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Abe AWMM
  • Service number
    064997 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1921 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/K2FV-KQB/abraham-bell-parker-1921-1973
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son William Renata Leonard PARKER & Rutu Te Oharepe COLLIER Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 November 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/K2FV-KQB/abraham-bell-parker-1921-1973
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs R. Parker (mother), Ruatoria, 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
    064997 AWMM
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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
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Always remembered and loved by your whanau our precious daddy.

    We will always be thankful for the sacrifices you and many made for us and your mokopuna.

    You shared some of your stories with us and will be forever grateful.

    Loved always
    Public - Winifred Durante - Child - 19 April 2020
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  • My beloved dad, deeply missed and remembered by his whanau. Nga mihi aroha
    Public - Winifred Durante - Child - 9 November 2015
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Sources

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  • References
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • 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 95 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

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09 September 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
19 April 2020Winifred DuranteChristchurchChild

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