John Te Wharetoa Graham

Forenames

John Te Wharetoa AWMM

Surname

Graham AWMM

Also known as

Johh Te Wharetotara GRAHAM

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Service number

65469 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

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

Date of birth

b. 1914

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 August 2026 - Estimated from age when he died

Place of birth

NZ

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 August 2026 - NZBDM Records

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM R.D., Te Puke, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs P.A. Graham (wife), c/o Patterson's Bargain Store,Te Puke, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
• 1940 John Te Wharetotara GRAHAM married Patricia Agnes CHADWICK
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 August 2026 - NZBDM Marriage Records

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

65469 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Storekeeper/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

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

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

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

John Graham was the husband of P. A. Graham, of Te Puke AWMM

Death

30 May 1944 AWMM
Age  31 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Cassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI. H. 10. AWMM

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/2409820
  Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 5: WW2 82
• 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.