Reuben Edward Coulston
Born 27 Sept 1923 - Died 11 Feb 1998
- Service number
- 68373 AWMM
- Also known as
- Ted AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Post WW2 Second Lieutenant AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Reuben Edward AWMM
- Surname
- Coulston AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Ted AWMM
- Service number
- 68373 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
- Kāi Tahu, Ngā Iwi o Tākitimu, Tākitimu, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 27 Sept 1923 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Pre 23 Jul 1941 AWMM Raukituri, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM Raukituri, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Soldier/Military AWMM
- Next of kin
- Mrs M. Waihape (mother), C/o J. Ormond, Opoutama, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Mrs M. Waihape (mother), C/o J. Ormond, Opoutama, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 21 Jul 1943 AWMM Single AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Single/Jayforce AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- Italy AWMM
- 1946-1948 AWMM British Commonwealth Occupational Force, Japan AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 68373 AWMM
- Military service
- 2nd Maori Battalion AWMM
- 2nd Maori Battalion AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- MMG Vickers, Papakura AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 23 Jul 1941 AWMM
Age 17 AWMM
Labourer/Civilian AWMM - Jayforce Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- WW2 23 Jul 1941 AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- Jayforce Temporary Sergeant AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
Wounded twice in action. Admitted to the 5 Field Ambulance Hospital AWMM - Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Massive stroke AWMM
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Post WW2 12 Aug 1956 AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM
- Last rank
- —
Biographical information
- Served in regular force until 1956.
Headstone inscription: R.E. COULSTON 68373 2LT 2nd NZEF JFORCE 28 MAORI BATTALION DIED 11.2.1998 AGED 74 YEARS
Note on original record embarkation to japan "10th Reinforcements" AWMM
About death
- Death
- 11 Feb 1998 AWMM
Age 74 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of Disease AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, Gisborne District, New Zealand AWMM RSA Block 34 Plot 464 AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Death notice: The Gisborne Herald, 12 February 1998 AWMM
- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- Paterson, Lachy. (24 October 2020). The forgotten Maori Battalion. maorihomefront.nz
https://www.maorihomefront.nz/en/whanau-stories/the-forgotten-maori-battalion/
Further Reference - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
https://28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference - J Force Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
Further Reference - Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
Further Reference
- Paterson, Lachy. (24 October 2020). The forgotten Maori Battalion. maorihomefront.nz
- References
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 12: WW2 43 - 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.
WW2 16: WW2 28 - Gisborne Herald
Death notice: The Gisborne Herald, 12 February 1998 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Information kindly provided by family
- Ko te Reo Huringa Tau o te Ope Maori Tuarua, i noho ki Remuera, Ohaeawai, 1942-43: The Anniversary Magazine of the Second Maori Battalion, Remuera, Ohaeawai 1942-1943. Patrick Smyth Papers, MS-2002-147, Auckland War Memorial Museum.
- Nominal Roll of Members of the 2nd Maori Battalion, 26th January 1943. Part of the 2nd Maori Battalion Anniversary Magazine. (MS-2002-147). Auckland War Memorial Museum.
- Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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