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Riwai Raurau Taare

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_001. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_001. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Riwai Raurau AWMM
  • Surname
    Taare AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Rewai Waimarama Taare AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 802208 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 March 1918 AWMM
  • Date of birth
    b. 1920 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 August 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/rewai-waimarama-taare
  • Place of birth
    East Coast, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 August 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/rewai-waimarama-taare
  • Birth notes
    Son of Hihi Taare and of Tawhai Taare (nee Temaro), of Rangitukia, East Coast Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 August 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/rewai-waimarama-taare
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss T. Taare (aunt), Tikitiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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 Taare was the son of Hihi and Tawhai Taare (nee Temaro) of Rangitukia, New Zealand. He was the nephew of Tai Taare of Rangitukia.

    His brother was Rewai Taare (802207). AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 September 1943 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Egypt, 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 VIII. E. 18. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Killed Accidently - TAARE Pte. Rewai. Aunt. Mrs. I Taare, Tikitiki. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 August 2023 - N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES.
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21220, 8 OCTOBER 1943, PAGE 4
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • 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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  • Much love for the grand uncle who died so young, stories my mother tells us about you still brings tears to her eyes, Her last memories of you on your horse saying goodbye to her and her crying because she wanted to go with you. I know she will be thinking of her beautiful uncle Rau tomorrow as she watches the ANZAC march. You will never be forgotten such a brave young man always in our hearts.
    Public - Jaquiline - Other Relative - 24 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 11: WW2 124 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • 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. AWMM
    • 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. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 August 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
24 April 2015JaquilineTaraOther Relative

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