Tuhaka Teihanga Babbington
Born 5 Nov 1922 - Died 6 Aug 2006
- Service number
- 445856 AWMM
- V34289 AWMM
- Malaya 34289 AWMM
- V34289 AWMM
- Also known as
- Sonny AWMM
- Tuhinga AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW2 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM
- Warrant Officer Class 1 AWMM
- War
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 5 Nov 1922 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
- Tokomaru BayPublic - Jo - Child - 23 April 2020 - Birth Certificate in family papers
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- WW2 Care of M. Smith, Crownthorpe, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
- Living with his whangai parents. Uncle Tu, was shepherding and Dad was working on the farm alongside him.Public - Jo - Child - 23 April 2020 - Family papers
- Post war occupation
- ArmyPublic - Jo - Child - 23 April 2020 - Period of regular service 9th January 1950 to 5th November 1972 - Source Dad's Certificate of Service in the New Zealand Army
- Next of kin
- WW2 Mr T. McIlroy (uncle), PO Box 450, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 21 Jul 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 445856 AWMM
- V34289 AWMM
- Malaya 34289 AWMM
- V34289 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- British Empire Medal (BEM) AWMM
1961 AWMM - Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- New Zealand Operational Service Medal AWMM
- British Empire Medal (BEM) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Stationhand/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- Malaya Fiji Infantry Regiment NZMVA British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM - Malaya Warrant Officer NZMVA New Zealand Regiment, 1 Battalion, B Company NZMVA British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM
3rd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Wounds Diseases Etc., WWII AWMM
Wounded 1945 AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW2 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM
- Warrant Officer Class 1 AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Husband of Margaret, father of Sharyn, Joanne, Bruce.
Served in Malaya 1957-1959. Source: New Zealand Malaya Veterans Association.
Photo of WO2 T.T. Babbington in I.N.Z. Regiment, WOs & SGTs (Sabroan Camp, Taiping, Perak 1958 - 1959) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 6 Aug 2006 Cemetery Record
Age 83 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Papakura Cemetery, Great South Road, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Plot 25, Row A, Gatland Road Rsa Lawn AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Death Notice: NZ Herald 8 August 2006 AWMM
- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/tuhaka-babbington
Further Reference - 'An East Coaster Who Made the Army His Career - T. Babbington', The Battalion Remembers II, April 1986
https://28maoribattalion.org.nz/memory/an-east-coaster-who-made-army-his-career
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
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page
- References
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 12: WW2 9 - Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
Portrait published in Soutar (2008) - Pugsley, C. (2003). From emergency to confrontation: the New Zealand armed forces in Southeast Asia, 1949-1966. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
- Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
p.363; p.494 - Information kindly provided by family
- 1st Battalion - New Zealand Regiment - Historical Records - General, July 1957-1959, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ADRC 17588 2/1/1 (R17928162).
- Clamp, B., Clamp, D., & 1st Battalion the New Zealand Regiment (1957-59) Association. (2007). 1st battalion the New Zealand regiment (1957-59) association 50th anniversary: the first of the first. B. Clamp.
- This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021).
- Fry, P., & New Zealand. Army. Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. Battalion, 1st. (1983). The First Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment : Journal / [P.J. Fry, editor] (25th anniversary commemorative ed.). Singapore: The Regiment.
- Black, E. A. (n.d.). N.Z. armed forces honours & awards : Korea, Malaya, South Vietnam, 1950-1972. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence Headquarters.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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