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Sonny Hingaangaroa Bristowe

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Sonny Hingaangaroa BRISTOWE b. 8 June 1934 died 27 March 1995 aged 60yrs He is buried in the Marangairoa Urupa at Awaere, Te Araroa, East Coast

Sonny Hingaangaroa BRISTOWE

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  • Title
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    Sonny Hingaangaroa AWMM
  • Surname
    Bristowe AWMM
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    • Malaya 552067 AWMM
    • Borneo 552067 AWMM
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    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
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    27 March 1995 Carol Foster Research
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    Awatere Urupa, East Coast AWMM
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  • Born 8th June 1934 Sonny Hingaangaroa Bristowe is the son of Te Ruakirikiri Pereto & Heni Potini nee' Katae
    He died 27 Mar 1995 aged 60yrs and was buried in the Marangairoa Urupā at Te Araroa
    REF: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228409863/sonny-hingaangaroa-bristowe
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 August 2023
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    • Gurr, Robert M. (1995). Voices from a border war : a history of 1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1963 to 1965. Melbourne, Vic.: Robert Gurr. AWMM
    • Pugsley, C. (2003). From emergency to confrontation: the New Zealand armed forces in Southeast Asia, 1949-1966. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. AWMM
    • H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 8 May 1964, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.139-150 AWMM
    • DECEASED, 1 NZ Regiment, 1961-63 – Internet resource. AWMM
    • This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). AWMM

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17 September 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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