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Riwai Te Weehi

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_008. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_008. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Riwai AWMM
  • Surname
    Te Weehi AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    39183 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
    b. abt 1917 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 September 2023 - Estimated from age at death
  • Place of birth
    Ruatoria, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 September 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/riwai-te-weehi
  • Birth notes
    Son of Te Auta Whakamoe and Tamati TE WEEHI, of Ruatoria Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 September 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/riwai-te-weehi
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Te Auta Te Weehi (mother), Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Legally Separated AWMM
    • Husband of Rangi Gray Te Weehi. (Separated) Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 September 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/riwai-te-weehi

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1941 Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    39183 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Riwai Te Weehi was the son of Te Auta Whakamoe Te Weehi and Tamati Te Weehi, of Ruatoria, New Zealand; husband of Rangi Gray Te Weehi. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    2 June 1941 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Crete, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Died of Wounds—Previously Wounded and Missing Te Weehi, Pte. Riwai, Ruatoria
    Private Riwai Te Weehi, who is now reported died of wounds, was one of the veterans of the Maori Battalion, having entered camp in January, 1940. lie was a married man, with one child, and was well-known in the Ruatoria district, having taken part in Rugby football and other sports there. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 September 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 21767, 17 JULY 1945, PAGE 4
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece AWMM
    • 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

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  • External links
  • References
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      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. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 183 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
06 September 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
26 April 2016MichelleNew ZealandDirect descendant

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