James Ehau

Forenames

James AWMM

Surname

Ehau AWMM

Also known as

• Hohepa Te Rahui EHAU
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 August 2026 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243779561/hohepa-te_rahui-ehau
• James Hohepa EHAU
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 August 2026 - NZEF List of NZ Maori Battalion Soldiers

Service number

WWII 65182 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Te Arawa, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1920

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 April 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243779561/hohepa-te_rahui-ehau

Address before enlistment

WW2 Ohinemutu, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mr K. Ehau (father), Ohinemutu, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 65182 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Carpenter/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

James Ehau was the son of Kepa and Ngahirapu Ehau, of Rotorua, and the husband of D. G. Ehau, of Ohinemutu. AWMM

Death

2 Nov 1942 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XI. J. 12. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Rotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2) 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/2093638
  Sources Used

References

• 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.
  WW2 4: WW2 107
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.