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William Maui

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A postcard sent from my koro to my nana "Too Riwa with Love from Pire "

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Identity

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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Poroporo, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs Olive W. Maui (wife), Poroporo, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 July 1943 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 802434 AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Irihere and Maui Ngou Ngou; husband of Olive W. Maui, all of Poroporo AWMM
    • Father of Thomas Peter Maui born 3 July 1938 died 2 December 1999. Thomas (also known as Tom, Tommy) had sons Dean and Davin Maui and daughter Toni Maui born 8 December 1979. Public - Toni Sacha - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020 - Whakapapa

Death

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  • Death
    11 October 1946 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hillcrest Cemetery, Whakatane-Ohope Road, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Services Area. 31 AWMM
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Memorials

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Sources

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    • 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. AWMM
      WW2 12: WW2 131 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM

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26 September 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
25 April 2020Toni SachaNelson New ZealandDirect descendant

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