Dudu Wanoa

Forenames

Dudu AWMM

Surname

Wanoa AWMM

Service number

802289 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1920

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/dudu-wanoa

Birth notes

• Son of Matauru & Ripeka Wanoa
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 July 2026 - Correction supplied by Rongo Atkins (niece of Dudu Wanoa)
• Son of Matanru and Ripeka Wanoa
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 October 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/dudu-wanoa

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs W. Peka (sister), Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 21 Jul 1943 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Western Desert AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

802289 AWMM

Military service

2nd Maori Battalion AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Accidentally killed on active service AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM

• Dudu Wanoa was the son of Matanru and Ripeka Wanoa. AWMM
• Dudu WANOA was the son of Matauru & Ripeka Wanoa
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 July 2026 - Correction supplied by Rongo Atkins (niece of Dudu Wanoa)

Death

30 Sept 1943 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Accidental Death AWMM

Death notes

Dudu's whakapapa name is Kupai Wanoa. Kupai is my Dad's brother. My Dad is Ben Wanoa whose whakapapa name is Penetana Tutapuariki Wanoa. I am Wiremu Te Whaiora Wanoa.

Public - Wiremu Te Whaiora - Other relative - 25 April 2021 - Family papers.

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM

Obituary

Wanoa. —In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Pte. Dudu Wanoa, who died on active service at El Alamein on September 29, 1943, aged 22 years. Not a day do we forget you Du
In our hearts you are always near;
So dearly loved, so sadly missed,
As it dawns the first sad year.
—lnserted by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wanoa, sisters and brothers, Maggie, Rehutai and Mary, Ben, Teddy and Boy.
Wanoa. —In loving memory of our soldier uncle Dudu. Death has left a vacant place no man can fill.
Aroha Nui. —lnserted by Betty, Rerenui, Olympus and Wiremu Kingi.
Wanoa, —A tribute of love in memory of Pte. Dudu.
Deep in my heart a memory is kept,
Of one I loved and will never forget.
—Ever remembered by his cousin, Waiheke Kaika.

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 September 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR IN MEMORIAM
GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21522, 29 SEPTEMBER 1944, PAGE 1

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  http://www.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
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2212800
  Sources Used
• Paterson, Lachy. (24 October 2020). The forgotten Maori Battalion. maorihomefront.nz
  https://www.maorihomefront.nz/en/whanau-stories/the-forgotten-maori-battalion/
  Further Reference

References

• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• 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 200
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• 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.