Epa Hansard

Forenames

Epa AWMM

Surname

Hansard AWMM

Service number

62717 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1920

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Place of birth

Parua Bay, Whangarei,

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Birth notes

Son of George & Mary (Mereana) HANSARD

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 June 2026 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/epa-hansard

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Parua Bay, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs M. Hansard (mother), Parua Bay, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Western Desert AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

62717 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Carpenter/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

Epa Hansard was the son of George and Mary Hansard, of Parua Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

24 Jul 1942 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 2. E. 17. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories 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/2113270
  Sources Used

References

• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 4: WW2 146
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.