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Pene Mataora Tawiri

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_004. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_004. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Pene Mataora AWMM
  • Surname
    Tawiri AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    39225 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1908 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1908 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 January 2016 - estimated from age at death
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 January 2016 - research
  • Birth notes
    Son of Kerehona Tawiri and of Tarita Tawiri (nee Mataora), of Muriwai Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 January 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/pene-mataora-tawiri
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Muriwai, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss Tini Tawiri (sister), Waipiro Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Widowed AWMM
    • husband of (widower) Kere Tawiri. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 January 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/pene-mataora-tawiri

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    39225 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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    • Pene Tawiri was the son of Kerehona Tawiri and of Tarita Tawiri (nee Mataora), of Muriwai, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Kere Tawiri. AWMM
    • This should be Muriwai, Gisborne, not Muriwai,Auckland. Public - Stephen - Other relative - 7 September 2019 - Family whakapapa verified from MLC records.

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 9. F. 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
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
07 November 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
07 September 2019StephenGreytown NZOther relative
17 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZOther relative

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