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Edward Hiki Tuapawa

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J Force, 815721 Pte E H TUAPAWA, NZ Infantry, died 24 February 1956 aged 32. TUAPAWA Ronald Leslie. Aged 9 months. Died Nov 1938. TUAPAWA - Dad 1961; Mum 1980. At rest. - He is buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Blk 10 Plot 81

Edward TUAPAWA

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edward Hiki AWMM
  • Surname
    Tuapawa AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    Jayforce 815721 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 Kensington Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Jayforce Mrs D. Tuapawa (mother), Te Karaka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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  • Enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tram conductor/Civilian AWMM
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  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    • 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 135 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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17 November 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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