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Monty Searancke

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Mr Monty Searancke of the Department of Maori Affais, with Mrs Searancke

Monty Searancke

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  • Title
    Major Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 February 2016 - Research
  • Forenames
    Monty AWMM
  • Surname
    Searancke AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Monty Te Uaki Searancke Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 February 2016 - Research
  • Service number
    802522 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
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  • Waka
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    6 September 1921 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 February 2016 - Research
  • Place of birth
    Te Kopua, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 February 2016 - Research
  • Birth notes
    Son of Graham Searancke and Pareumuroa Noko Searancke (nee' Kite) Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 February 2016 - Research
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Te Kanawa Street, Otorohanga, New Zealand AWMM
    • Jayforce Unknown AWMM Te Kanawa Street, Otorohanga, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Officer for the Department of Maori Affairs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 February 2016 - Research
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr G. Searancke (father), Te Kanawa Street, Otorohanga, New Zealand AWMM
    • Jayforce Mr G. Searancke (father), Te Kanawa Street, Otorohanga, New Zealand AWMM
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Death

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  • External links
    Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22440245
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  • 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. AWMM
      WW2 12: WW2 173 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 16: WW2 118 AWMM
    • Turner, A. (1982). Turner Reunion 9th -11th April 1982. Hangatiki, N.Z.: Sutherland Print. AWMM
      Photo in Turner Reunion 9th - 11th April 1982 Book, p. 28. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245) AWMM

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29 September 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
17 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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