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Tai Taingahue

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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
    Tai AWMM
  • Surname
    Taingahue AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    39147 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1913 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 August 2023 - https://www.geni.com/people/Tai-Taingahue/6000000069448537832
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 August 2023 - https://www.geni.com/people/Tai-Taingahue/6000000069448537832
  • Birth notes
    Son of Wiki Taingahue and Marara Te Hokotokena Taingahue Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 August 2023 - https://www.geni.com/people/Tai-Taingahue/6000000069448537832
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Waiomatatini, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Wiki Taingahue (mother), Waiomatatini, 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
    39147 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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Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 28 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—Previously Reported Wounded and Missing-. Taingahue, Pte. Tai. Mother: Mrs. M. Taingahue, Waiomatatini Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 October 2023 - CASUALTY LIST - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20635, 10 DECEMBER 1941, PAGE 4
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • 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

Roll of Honour

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  • June 1914 - Reported Wounded - Taingahue, Private Tai. Mother: Mrs. M. Taingahue, Wai-o-matatini.
    Now Not Missing Taingahue, Private Tai. Mother: Mrs. M. Taingahue, Wai-o-matatini.
    December 1914 - Died—Previously Reported Wounded and Missing-. Taingahue, Pte. Tai. Mother: Mrs. M. Taingahue, Waiomatatini.
    REF: CASUALTY LIST - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20635, 10 DECEMBER 1941, PAGE 4
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 August 2023
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Sources

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 180 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM

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11 October 2023Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher

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