English Māori Rihari Haimona Died 3 January 1995 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 68242 AWMM Also known asRihari Haimona Symons AWMM Hare AWMM Charlie Symons AWMM Charlie AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Headstone, Wellsford Cemetery (Photo John Halpin, 2011) - CC BY John Halpin Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRihari AWMM SurnameHaimona AWMM Ingoa Also known asRihari Haimona Symons AWMM Hare AWMM Charlie Symons AWMM Charlie AWMM Service numberWWII 68242 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Pawarenga, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr R. Haimona (father), Pawarenga, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 68242 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.164 Farm hand/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.164 Kaitaia, Northland 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.164 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.164 Infantry Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.164 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Haimona and Makarena Paraihe (Papawarenga).Husband of Takutai (Tai) Dorothy Symons (-1997).Lay at Oruawharo Marae.Rihari Haimona listed in the Nominal Roll. Rihari Haimona (Charlie Symons) is listed as Archives New Zealand for Serviceman's Rehabilitation files (1960-1979) and used by Te Maori (1995). The name Hare is provided by whanau on 28 Maori Battalion website (April, 2010). Symons, Rihari Haimona is recorded on the Rodney cemetery recordFurther family information is available from the Albertland Museum AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death3 January 1995 AWMM Age 78 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryWellsford Cemetery, 80 School Road, Wellsford, New Zealand AWMM RSA Burial. Block 1 Row A Plot 22 Seq 1 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryPoroporoaki: Te Maori News, January 1995 : v.4 n.1 p. 8 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Rihari Haimona by laying a poppy. Pire Haimona Rarua Haimona Rihari Haimona Rongomai Haimona Tony Haimona Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Rihari Haimona Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksRodney District (Auckland City Council) cemetery records http://www.rodney.govt.nz/EnvironmentalCare/serviceshealth/Pages/CemeterySearch.aspx Sources Used 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/ Further Reference Cody, J.F. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm Further Reference Albertland & Districts Museum, Memorial Park, Wellsford, New Zealand http://www.albertland.co.nz/ Further Reference DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 9: WW2 164 AWMM Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Te Maori : News Magazine AWMM Poroporoaki: January 1995 : v.4 n.1 p. 8 AWMM Wellsford Cemetery, 80 School Road, Wellsford, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery register no. 472 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
