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Rapiata Darcy Ria

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Sergeant Rapiata Darcy Ria, who embarked with the 11th Reinforcements of the 28th Maori Battalion

Sergeant Rapiata Darcy Ria

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 August 2015 - Research
  • Forenames
    Rapiata Darcy AWMM
  • Surname
    Ria AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Darcy Ria AWMM
  • Service number
    814703 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
    Unknown AWMM 29 Rimu Road, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr T. Ria (father), Manutuke, 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
    814703 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Civil servant/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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    • Known as Darcy AWMM
    • Born on 3rd of October, 1921 at 163 Lowe Street, Gisborne Public - Christine - Direct descendant - 24 April 2020 - Family Papers, Self Biography

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 September 2010 AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    89 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 August 2015 - Research
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Toko Toru Tapu Church's Urupa, Manutuke, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 August 2015 - Research
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    refer - http://trotak.iwi.nz/products/view_cat.php?id=1681 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 August 2015 - Research
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • Hey Pop, It's 2020 and low and behold we find ourselves in a pakanga ourselves, one that as in your time has impacted on the world. This hoariri isn't the Jerry but comes in the form of a ngarara called Covid-19 and unlike your whawhai that took you away, this one has us staying home to save lives. It actually has made us return to some things we used to do with you and Nan, dad tends our gardens for vegetables and mum has been collecting the fruit and stewing to store for later, we cook every night but still have some things to learn before our meals are as sweet as the ones we had at your house. We had a clumsy memorial for you and your comrades this morning, as services have had to change. But your mokopuna tuarua have all made Poppy that we placed out front we will move those over to you soon. It is a way that we can revisit your stories to them, and we will make sure that they will
    Public - Christine - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020
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  • Hey dad always in my thoughts
    Ka maumahara tonu
    Say hello to mum
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  • Forever in our hearts our Nanny Pop Rapiata Ria,
    Public - John Rapiata - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020
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  • I te hekenga atu o te ra
    Tae noa ki te aranga mai i te ata
    Kia maumahara tonu ki a koe e te Papa Rapiata Ria
    Public - Bub - Child - 24 April 2020
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  • ❤️❤️❤️Pop❤️❤️❤️
    Ka maumahara tonu
    ❤️Kaana & Amaia❤️
    Public - Kaana Te Rei Te Paea - Direct descendant - 24 April 2020
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  • E kore koe e warewaretia. Na to mokopuna tuarua Makauri Hape.
    Public - Makauri - Other Relative - 4 May 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • 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 104 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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12 November 2022Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher
25 April 2020ChristineMANUTUKE, GisborneDirect descendant
25 April 2020John Rapiata GisborneDirect descendant
24 April 2020Bub Gisborne, NZChild
24 April 2020Kaana Te Rei Te Paea ManutukeDirect descendant

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