George Karaka Taiapa

Title

Private

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Forenames

George Karaka AWMM

Surname

Taiapa AWMM

Service number

WWII 802214 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Ngāti Porou, Ngā Iwi o Horouta, Horouta, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

15th July 1909

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Place of birth

Tikitiki, East Coast, Gisborne

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Birth notes

Son of Tamati Taiapa and Maraea Iritawa Taiapa

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Address before enlistment

C/o J.J. Quirk, Motuhora, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs M. Tonotapu (sister), Y.M.C.A. Hostel, Woburn, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Single AWMM
• Husband of Hinerupe (Ruby) Taiapa (nee' Houkamau)
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War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Western Desert, Egypt

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 28th Maori Battalion - 9th Reinforcements
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Service number

WWII 802214 AWMM

Military service

2nd Maori Battalion AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

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

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM

Son of Tamati and Maraea Te Iritawa Taiapa, of Tikitiki AWMM

Death

30 Sept 1943 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Age at death

33yrs

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Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM VIII. E. 19. AWMM

Obituary

Died as the result of an Accident - TAIAPA George Karaka of Wellington

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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/2212404
  Sources Used
• Paterson, Lachy. (24 October 2020). The forgotten Maori Battalion. maorihomefront.nz
  https://www.maorihomefront.nz/en/whanau-stories/the-forgotten-maori-battalion/
  Further Reference

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.
  WW2 11: WW2 124
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Information kindly provided by family
• 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.
• 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.