Francis Taniwha

Forenames

Francis AWMM

Surname

Taniwha AWMM

Service number

WWII 810631 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Ngāti Kahu, Māori AWMM

Religion

Anglican

Public - Winsome - Direct descendant - 28 November 2023 - My grandmothers brother, he also isnt the age stated, my grandmother left documents stating he was 17 at the time of recruitment, these can be found on māori land court her letters

Birth

16 Oct 1923 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Public Works Department Camp, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mr M. Taniwha (father), Pupuke, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 810631 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Tractor operator/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

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

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM

Francis Taniwha was the son of Mohika Taniwha and Hera Kooti Taniwha, of Tokoroa, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

11 Apr 1945 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Faenza War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IV. G. 14. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Whangaroa Memorial Hall, Leigh Street, Kaeo 0478 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/2237895
  Sources Used

References

• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• 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.
  WW2 14: WW2 95
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Information kindly provided by family