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Peter Tai

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Identity

About

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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1923 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 April 2024 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/peter-tai
  • Place of birth
    Opotiki Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 April 2024 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/peter-tai
  • Birth notes
    Son of James Tai and Mary Tai, of Opotiki, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 April 2024 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/peter-tai
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Public Works Department Camp, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. Tai (mother), Lower Waiawa, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    810622 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of James Tai and Mary Tai, of Opotiki, AWMM
    • My great grandfather Fredrick Returned back too Opotiki after the war , and come home to his first son , my grandfather Renata Taamepo Tai who was born while my grandfather was serving for the war (15 March 1943 Public - Sylvanna Genavene Maria - Direct descendant - 24 December 2022 - Family knowledge
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Death

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  • Death
    20 January 1945 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Faenza War Cemetery, Italy AWMM I. A. 12. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM
      Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 14: Ww2 95 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. 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

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
09 April 2024Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher
24 December 2022Sylvanna Genavene MariaHamilton New Zealand Direct descendant
17 March 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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