condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

Thomas Delamere

Lay a poppy
Private # 62662 Tame (Thomas) DELAMERE of Omaio 5th Reinforcements of the 28th Maori Battalion

Tame DELAMERE

No known copyright restrictions.

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Delamere AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tame AWMM
  • Service number
    62662 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1918 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 June 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/thomas-delamere
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 June 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/thomas-delamere
  • Birth notes
    Son of Hiki and Rongopouri Delamere, of Omaio, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 June 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/thomas-delamere
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Omaio, via Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr H. Delamere (father), Omaio, via Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    62662 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

Contribute ›

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›

Prisoner of war

Contribute ›
  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

Contribute ›
  • Last rank
    Private Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa & Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
    28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa & Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • Thomas Delamere was the son of Hiki and Rongopouri Delamere of Omaio.

    name is recorded as Tame Delamere in Soutar (2008)

    Identified as B and C Company (Soutar, 2008) AWMM

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    2 November 1942 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM I.H. 11 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Roll of Honour

Remember Thomas Delamere by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of Thomas Delamere

Leave a note

Contribute ›

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›
  • External links
  • References
    • 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. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 93 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) 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

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
29 June 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.