Sidney Papa Hau

Forenames

Sidney Papa AWMM

Surname

Hau AWMM

Service number

62851 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1917

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Place of birth

NZ

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Birth notes

Son of Joe and Bessie I. Hau, of Auckland,

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM 29 Davis Crescent, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mr J. Hau (father), 29 Davis Crescent, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

62851 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Tile maker/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

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

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Lance Sergeant/Military AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM

Sidney Hau was the son of Joe and Bessie I. Hau, of Auckland, New Zealand.

Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM

Death

1 Jan 1945 AWMM
Age  28 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI, A, 5. 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
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2206979
  Sources Used
• 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

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 152
• Northland roll of honour and servicemen of WW II [electronic resource]. (2002). Whangarei, N.Z.: Returned Services Association.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Information kindly provided by family