Brown Tau Henare
Born 1 Jun 1907 - Died 1972
- Service number
- 810701 AWMM
- Also known as
- Karl AWMM
- Peitini AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Captain/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM
- War
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1 Jun 1907 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Government Surveyors, Onerahi, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM Government Surveyors, Onerahi, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Bella Taua (sister), 11A Stratford Street, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Jayforce Mrs Bella Taua (sister), 11A Stratford Street, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Single/Jayforce AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 810701 AWMM
- Military service
- 2nd Divisional Cavalry Regiment, D Squadron AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Temporary Sergeant AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- Jayforce Second Lieutenant AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, A 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
- Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Heart Attack AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Captain/Military AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Biographical information
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About death
- Death
- 1972 AWMM
Age 63 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
- Motatau Cemetery, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Published on Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand online.
http://dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=5H15
Further Reference - Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22440245
Sources Used - J Force - Greetings from D Squadron. A greeting recorded by Brown Tau Henare in Japan in 1946 can be found on Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's online catalogue (ID: 9396)
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/
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 - J Force - Christmas 1947 in Japan (9747). A recording of this man made in Japan in 1947 can be heard on Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision's website.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/9747
Further Reference - Johnston, S. (2025, August 11). Voices of J Force: Recordings of New Zealanders in post-war Japan. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/explore-stories/stories/new-zealand-history/voices-of-j-force-recordings-of-new-zealanders-in-post-war-japan/
Further Reference
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Published on Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand online.
- References
- Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 15: WW2 64 - 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 57 - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls J-force personnel from Italy Middle East to Japan. Archives New Zealand (R22440245)
p.75 - Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
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