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Te Naawa Tupe

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Headstone, Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia (photo B. Coutts, 2009) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia (photo B. Coutts, 2009) - This image may be subject to …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    • Te Naawa AWMM
    • Te Naawe Public - Te Naawe - 14 February 2020 - Family papers
  • Surname
    Tupe AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    65267 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
    Patuheuheu/Ngati Haka Public - Te Naawe - 14 February 2020 - Family papers
  • Waka
  • Rohe
    Ngai Tuhoe Public - Te Naawe - 14 February 2020 - Family papers
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Waiohau, Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs H. Tupe (mother), Waiohau, Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    65267 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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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  • Son of Toni and Haromi Tupe, of Waiohau, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 April 1943 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Tunisia, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM VII. C. 32 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

Roll of Honour

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  • Everytime Anzac Day comes around, I often wish I had the opportunity to meet you and Koro Turanga. I have been told stories by the aunties, and I'm truly grateful for your aroha and sacrifice. You are never far from our hearts. Aroha tino nui.
    Public - Katarina - Other Relative - 24 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • Documents
    • Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. 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. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 4: WW2 357 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
14 February 2020Te NaaweNZLOther
24 April 2015KatarinaMurupara, New ZealandOther Relative
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