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John Potatu

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_016. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_016. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Potatu AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Te Aotipu Paraone AWMM
  • Service number
    25987 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1906 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 30 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/john-potatu
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 30 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/john-potatu
  • Birth notes
    Son of Wi Paraone and Ngahuia Hawera, of Tahoka, Makaraka, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 30 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/john-potatu
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W. Perana (stepsister), Makaraka, Gisborne, 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
    25987 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Listed with the name Te Aotipu Paraone in Souta (2008) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    28 March 1944 AWMM
    Age 38 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM X. C. 5. 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
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. 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 286 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
30 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
24 February 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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