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Charlie James Ruru

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charlie James AWMM
  • Surname
    Ruru AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    Jayforce 815639 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o Salvation Army Home, Mirimar, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Jayforce Mrs D.R. Ruru (wife), 137 Dixon Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    21 April 1970 Public - Desmond Shane - Child - 25 June 2015
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Obituary
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Memorial

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  • My father died 21.04 1970, I am the youngest of 5 known children I am 51 yrs this year. I believe that we have 1 older brother. in these records it indicate that our father had a wife D. Ruru and last known address was the Salvation Army prior to embarking overseas. Is there anyone that could enlighten us with more korero, our eldest sister has passed away , it would be good if we could learn more about our father before our time arrives.
    Public - Desmond Shane - Child - 25 June 2015
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Sources

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  • References
    • 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 115 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

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25 June 2015Desmond ShaneWhanganuiChild

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