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Rakapa Atkins

  • Service number
    801886 AWMM
  • Also known as
    aka Tibo Atkins & also known as Rakapa AKENA Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/photo/rakapa-atkins-2 & Hinepare Marae War Memorial at Rangitukia
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Private Rakapa Atkins (aka Tibo Atkins), who embarked with the 9th Reinforcements. He was accidentally injured.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/photo/rakapa-atkins-2
  • Forenames
    Rakapa AWMM
  • Surname
    Atkins AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    aka Tibo Atkins & also known as Rakapa AKENA Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/photo/rakapa-atkins-2 & Hinepare Marae War Memorial at Rangitukia
  • Service number
    801886 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
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    farmer at Tikitiki Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 January 2016 - NZ Archives - Gisborne Probates - ATKINS Rakapa aka AKENA Rakapa - Tikitiki - Farmer
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs H. Atkins (wife), Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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

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
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 11: WW2 7 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Ko te Reo Huringa Tau o te Ope Maori Tuarua, i noho ki Remuera, Ohaeawai, 1942-43: The Anniversary Magazine of the Second Maori Battalion, Remuera, Ohaeawai 1942-1943. Patrick Smyth Papers, MS-2002-147, Auckland War Memorial Museum. AWMM
    • Nominal Roll of Members of the 2nd Maori Battalion, 26th January 1943. Part of the 2nd Maori Battalion Anniversary Magazine. (MS-2002-147). Auckland War Memorial Museum. AWMM

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08 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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