Samuel AWMM

Bluett AWMM

WWII 6171 AWMM

Male AWMM

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Māori AWMM
• Mataatua, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM

b. 1916 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 May 2024 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/samuel-bluett

Taneatua B.O.P. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 May 2024 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/samuel-bluett

Son of Jack and Rakapa Bluett, of Taneatua Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 May 2024 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/samuel-bluett

WW2 Pre Jun 1940 AWMM Taneatua, New Zealand AWMM

WW2 Mrs R. Bluett (mother), Taneatua, New Zealand AWMM

Pre Jun 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Western Desert AWMM

Army AWMM

WWII 6171 AWMM

• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

WW2 Unknown 2NZEF Nom Roll 2, p. 20 Labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 2, p. 20
Whakatane, Eastern Bay of Plenty 2NZEF Nom Roll 2, p. 20

WW2 Corporal/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Corporal/Military Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

11 December 1941 CWGC
Age 25 AWMM
Western Desert, North Africa CWGC

Killed in Action AWMM

L/Cpl. Sam BLUETT Born in this district twenty-six -years ago, L/Cpl. S. BLUETT was a son of Mr and Mrs J. Bluett of Taneatua. He was educated at Taneatua, and, as a young man was regarded as a footballer of considerable promise. He represented Whakatane on several occasions. On the outbreak of war he enlisted and with another brother Cpl Charles Bluett went overseas with the Maori Battalion of the Second Echelon. After the long period of training in England the Battalion was transferred to Egypt and from there to Greece. L/'Cpl Bluett went through the Greecian and Cretan campaigns, being one of the men who assisted to build the wonderful 'fighting' reputation earned by his battalion. A younger brother Pte Fred Bluett, who left with the Firth Echelon, has since been reported wounded. L/Cpl Sam Bluett was a popular young soldier who was known for his strength and ;manly feats Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 May 2024 - BAY OF PLENTY BEACON, VOLUME 4, ISSUE 200, 7 JANUARY 1942, PAGE 5

• Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Roll of Honour, Taneatua War Memorial Hall, Bay of Plenty AWMM

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/samuel-bluett
  Further Reference
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm
  Further Reference
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Roll of Honour, Taneatua War Memorial Hall, Bay of Plenty
  http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/taneatua-hall-roll-honour
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2119733
  Sources Used

• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM
  Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
  WW2 2: WW2 20 AWMM
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
• Information kindly provided by family AWMM