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Wi Tekouha Hau

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Roll of Honour, WW2, Christ's Church (Anglican), Russell, (photo J. Halpin November 2010) - This image may be subject to copyright

Roll of Honour, WW2, Christ's Church (Anglican), Russell, (photo J. Halpin November 2010) - This ima …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wi Tekouha AWMM
  • Surname
    Hau AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Wi Te Kowha AWMM
  • Service number
    39528 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
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Hau (father), Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

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
    39528 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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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  • Wi Hau was the son of Pahi and Pipi Hau, of Rawhiti

    Name appears as Wi Tekouha in Nominal Rolls, as Wi Te Kowha in Commonwealth War Graves data. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    2 November 1942 AWMM
    Age 27 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
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM I. H. 21. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Roll of Honour, Christ's Church (Anglican), WW2, Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
    • Te Rawhiti Marae WWII Memorial, Te Rawhiti Marae, Rawhiti, Bay of Islands AWMM

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27 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
16 July 2019KatarianaAucklandOther relative

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