John Goldsmith

Forenames

John AWMM

Surname

Goldsmith AWMM

Also known as

• John MOKOMOKO
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 August 2026 - NZ BDM Death Record
• Johnie Makomako GOLDSMITH
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 August 2026 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179105646/johnie-makomako-goldsmith

Service number

WWII 802399 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Mataatua, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

4 December 1922

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 August 2026 - NZ BDM Death / Birth Record

Place of birth

NZ

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 August 2026 - NZ BDM Death / Birth Record

Address before enlistment

WW2 Albert Street, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mr A. Mokomoko (stepfather), High Street, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 21 Jul 1943 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 802399 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Capture details

• WW2
  18 Feb 1944 AWMM
• WW2
  18 Feb 1944 AWMM
• WW2 POW - Stalag VII-A, Moosburg, Germany AWMM

Related objects

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
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. Zenodo Record.
  https://zenodo.org/records/3955186
  Further Reference

References

• List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 12: WW2 72
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer.
• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Mason, W.W. (1954) Prisoners of war. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.