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Heemi Rapata

  • Service number
    802327 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Heemi Rapata Piripi Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 26 July 2018 - Research
    • Jim, James or Jimmy Phillips Public - Rohario - Other relative - 24 July 2021 - Family oral history and death certificate.
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Heemi AWMM
  • Surname
    Rapata AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Heemi Rapata Piripi Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 26 July 2018 - Research
    • Jim, James or Jimmy Phillips Public - Rohario - Other relative - 24 July 2021 - Family oral history and death certificate.
  • Service number
    802327 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    Approx. 1914 Public - Rohario - Other relative - 24 July 2021 - Family records
  • Place of birth
    Whangarei Public - Rohario - Other relative - 24 July 2021 - Family records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Kohukohu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. Alex (sister), PO Box 180, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 21 July 1943 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Married Maryann Nathan approx. 1946. Public - Rohario - Other relative - 24 July 2021 - Family records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    802327 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
    Rawene, Northland AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2
      18 February 1944 AWMM
    • WW2
      18 February 1944 AWMM
  • 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
    8 April 1973 Public Source
  • Date of death
    April 8th 1973 Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 26 July 2018 - Research
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taumarunui New Cemetery RSA Section Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 26 July 2018 - Research
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • 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 159 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 July 2021RoharioAuckland Other relative
26 July 2018Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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