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Sonny Snowden

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  • Service number
    810544 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Sonny Harawe SNOWDEN Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Sonny Snowden

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/sonny-snowden
  • Forenames
    Sonny AWMM
  • Surname
    Snowden AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Sonny Harawe SNOWDEN Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Service number
    810544 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 August 1923 AWMM Ahipara, Northland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Ahipara, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. Snowden (mother), Ahipara, 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
    810544 AWMM
  • Military service
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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
    Kaitaia, Northland AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    27 May 1995 AWMM
    Kaitaia, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    71yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
    Kaitaia Hospital, Kaitaia, Northland Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/sonny-snowden
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Pukemiro, Ahipara, Northland Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/sonny-snowden
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Hi Great Grandpa, just found out pukemiro urupa is in ahipara. haha lol. I wish you were here to see our family grow. You have whanau everywhere around the world now. Thinking of all the hardships you faced. Hope you are watching us from above. Hopefully making you and Nan proud. Love from your favourite, Amber-lee Temple Ngaire Chu-shing Ioane.
    Public - Amber-lee - Other relative - 27 November 2022
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  • Our Hero Daddy xx Love by all.
    Public - Pamela - Child - 25 April 2015
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  • Miss you Always Grandpa.
    Public - Denise Christine - Other Relative - 24 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 117 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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27 November 2022Amber-leeAucklandOther relative
01 February 2018john snowdennew zealandChild
23 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher
25 April 2015Pamela Auckland Child
24 April 2015Denise ChristineAuckland, New ZealandOther Relative

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