Taupo Hii

Forenames

Taupo AWMM

Surname

Hii AWMM

Service number

WWII 811492 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Mataatua, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM

Birth

25 Jun 1916 AWMM

Place of birth

NZ

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 August 2026 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/taupo-hii

Birth notes

Son of Tehau Hii and of Teau Hii (nee Tahuri), of Whakatane,

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 August 2026 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/taupo-hii

Address before enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Craigs Store, Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs M. Hii (wife), Glen Store, Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 21 Feb 1944-31 Mar 1944 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
• 1939 Taupo HII married Miria WHAREWERA
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 August 2026 - NZ BDM Marriage Records

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 811492 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Mooltan or Willem Ruys AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Lance Corporal/Military Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

Taupo Hii was the son of Tehua Hii and of Teau Hii (nee Tahuri) of Whakatane. He was the husband of Miria Hii of Whakatane. AWMM

Death

11 Apr 1945 AWMM
Age  29 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM Plot VI Row B Grave 11 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/2206992
  Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 13: WW2 56
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.