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Tom Taumata

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_003. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_003. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    • Tom AWMM
    • Tom Tamanohia Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 9 December 2018 - Church Records (249936) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Surname
    Taumata AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    26047 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 9 December 2018 - Church Records (249936) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    4 February 1908 Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 9 December 2018 - Church Records (249936) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Place of birth
    Kopuawhara, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Public - Tania - Direct descendant - 9 December 2018 - Church Records (249936) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Opoutama Post-office, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Taumata (father), Opoutama, 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
    1941 Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    26047 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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
    23 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 31 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
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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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

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  • Tamanohia (Tom) Taumata - son of Hare Taumata (1883-1948) and Mihi Te Teira Whakarara (1884-1958). Raised at Kaiwaitau, Mahia. Tom has 11 siblings but baby Mihi Taumata, Naomi Taumata and Manae Te Rangi Taumata died as infants. Papa Tom's tuakana Dave Te Iwingaro Taumata (1904-1980) is my grand father. Papa Tom's siblings are Dave Taumata, Maku AMY Iterangi Taumata (1907-1957),Hare Taumata (1910-1977), John Te One Rikirangi Taumata (1912- ?), Terewai IVY Taumata (1914-1997), Malta Rata Taumata (1916-1967), Wairakau VIOLET Taumata (1917-1984) and Ngawini (Wini) Taumata (1920-unknown). A monument stands next to Ruawharo Marae in Opoutama as a tribute to papa Tom. It is not known if papa Tom had children. Relatives still occupy the homeland on Kaiwaitau Road, Mahanga and in the nearby town of Wairoa. Like so many troops, papa Tom did not return home. But we remember, we remember you.
    Public - Maureen - Other relative - 9 December 2018
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Sources

Sources

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  • Documents
    • 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. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 464 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM

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09 December 2018Maureen Wairoa New ZealandOther relative
09 December 2018TaniaAdelaide, South Australia, AustraliaDirect descendant

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