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William Charles Hokopu

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Hokopu AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    17421 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 January 1915 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 24 July 1940 AWMM Colac Bay, Southland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Lottie Hear Hokopu (wife), Colac Bay, Southland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 7 April 1941 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    17421 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 24 July 1940 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
    Invercargill, Southland AWMM
  • 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
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 9.5 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      12 stone 9 pounds AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      dark AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      dark AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    WW2 18 December 1945 AWMM Private AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mr George and Martha (nee Kaitai) Hokopu of Colac Bay, Southland

    Husband of Lottie Hera Hokopu

    Marched into Burnham Camp 7 January 1941

    Returned to New Zealand on the 6 September 1945 AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 December 1966 AWMM
    Age 51 AWMM
    Riverton, Southland AWMM
  • 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

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Sources

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  • References
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      papers (papers from a Service Record eg Record of Promotions, Reductions, Transfers etc) AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 164 AWMM

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