Rewai Taare

Forenames

Rewai AWMM

Surname

Taare AWMM

Also known as

Riwai Te Rore TAARE

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Service number

WWII 802207 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Birth

5 Jul 1920 AWMM

Birth notes

Riwai Taare was the son of Hihi and Tawhai Taare (nee Temaro) of Rangitukia

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs M. Taare (mother), Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 21 Feb 1944 AWMM Single AWMM
• 1947 Riwai Te Rore TAARE married Tangi Peepi RAROA
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War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 802207 AWMM

Military service

2nd Maori Battalion AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Fencer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Mooltan or Willem Ruys AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Riwai Taare was the son of Hihi and Tawhai Taare (nee Temaro) of Rangitukia, New Zealand. He was the nephew of Tai Taare of Rangitukia.

Brother of Riwai Raurau Taare (802208). AWMM

Death

6 Sept 1995 AWMM
Age  75 AWMM

Place of death

Gisborne

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 October 2023 - Taruheru Cemetery Records, Gisborne

Death notes

2nd NZEF, 802207 Pte R Te R TAARE, 28 Maori Battn, died 6 September 1995 aged 72 years.
cherished and loved husband, dad, papa, sadly missed by all who knew him, Tangi and whanau.

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Cemetery name

Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 October 2023 - Taruheru Cemetery Records, Gisborne

Grave reference

Block RSA 34 Plot 415

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 October 2023 - Taruheru Cemetery Records, Gisborne

Related Serviceperson

External links

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
  Further Reference
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
  Further Reference
• Paterson, Lachy. (24 October 2020). The forgotten Maori Battalion. maorihomefront.nz
  https://www.maorihomefront.nz/en/whanau-stories/the-forgotten-maori-battalion/
  Further Reference

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.
  WW2 13: WW2 121
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• 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.
• 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.