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Haki Tangira

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_002. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_002. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Haki AWMM
  • Surname
    Tangira AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    802224 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Matua Pohoi and Hariata Wirepa TANGIRA, of Te Kaha Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/haki-tangira
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Te Kaha, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mihi Tangira (wife), Te Kaha, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 21 Feb 1944-31 March 1944 AWMM Married AWMM
    • Husband of Mihi Tangira, of Te Kaha Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/haki-tangira

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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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  • Son of Matua Pohoi Tangira and Hariata Wirepa Tangira, of Te Kaha; husband of Mihi Tangira also of Te Kaha.

    His son Marino Te Hei (aka Pipi) (26050) also served with the Battalion AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 July 1944 AWMM
    Age 38 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bolsena War Cemetery, Italy AWMM III. A. 6. 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

Roll of Honour

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  • I love you and we miss you Koro Haki x
    Public - Marino - Direct descendant - 23 May 2023
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  • I love you x
    Public - Moana - Direct descendant - 18 February 2016
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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. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 13: WW2 121 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. 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

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
23 May 2023Marino Auckland New ZealandDirect descendant
08 October 2022Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher
18 February 2016MoanaAucklandDirect descendant

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