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Edward Haere

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories. Panels beginning with names: Hadley, Hansen, Harwood. - This image may be subject to copyright

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories. Panels beginning with names: Hadley, Han …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Haere AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    805198 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    Between 1922 & 1926 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 July 2023 - REFER: death notice gives aged as 18yrs - NZ War Graves Notice gives age 22yrs when he was killed
  • Place of birth
    Tolaga Bay, East Coast, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/edward-haere
  • Birth notes
    Son of George and Materoa Haere, of Tolaga Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/edward-haere
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o G. Fitzgerald (father), Hauiti, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr G. Haere, Hauiti, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 Feb 1944-31 March 1944 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    805198 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Listed in the Nominal Roll simply as embarking as Infantry Reinforcements AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Florence War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VII. B. 10. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Haere. —Pte. Edward, second son of Hori and Materoa Haere of Tolaga Bay, killed in action; aged 18 years. Duty Nobly done. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 July 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21483, 15 AUGUST 1944, PAGE 1
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 13: WW2 49 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Profile published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
05 July 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
07 December 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
14 February 2020NgaioNew ZealandOther

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