Irimana Tangaere

Forenames

Irimana AWMM

Surname

Tangaere AWMM

Also known as

Bronco Tangaere AWMM

Service number

WWII 802222 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Birth

• 4 Nov 1920 AWMM
• 1920 Public Source

Date of birth

1920

Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 January 2016 - Estimated

Place of birth

East Coast, NZ

Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 January 2016 - Estimated

Address before enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs O. Tangaere (wife), Rangitukia, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 21 Jul 1943 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 802222 AWMM

Military service

2nd Maori Battalion AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 10th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

• Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
• 1st reported wounded in March 1944
  Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 January 2016 - Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 76, 30 March 1944, Page 4

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM

Death

11 Apr 1945 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI, B, 6. AWMM

Obituary

Died of Wounds Tangaere, Sergt. Irimana. Wife: Mrs. Mrs. O. Tangaere. Rangitukia.

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 August 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 21690, 17 APRIL 1945, PAGE 4

Memorial name

Tokomaru Bay War Memorial
Tokomaru Bay Memorial Gates
Gisborne's War Memorial

Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 January 2016 - Research

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne 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/2207341
  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. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 12: WW2 189
• 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.