Wiremu Ruru
Born 1913 - Died 23 May 1941
- Service number
- 26026 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1913 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 1913Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/wiremu-ruru
- Place of birth
- Te Karaka, GisbornePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/wiremu-ruru
- Birth notes
- Son of Iwi Ruru and of Emma Ruru (nee Haronga),Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/wiremu-ruru
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Te Karaka, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mr I. Ruru (father), Te Karaka, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1941 AWMM Crete AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 26026 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Wiremu Ruru was the son of Iwi Ruru and of Emma Ruru (nee Haronga), of Te Karaka, New Zealand. AWMM
- ln memory of our dear son. Wiremu Ruru, of Te Karaka, killed in action at Crete on May 23, 1941. Moe mai e Tama i nga-parae o kiriti. . Waiho te marama e kite iho na ia koe. Hei tohu aroha i tou ahua, E kore e warewaretia.
Beneath a foreign sky you sleep, A Cretan moon shines o’er your grave, At home your memory we keep Of deeds so strong and true and brave. —lnserted by Mum and Dad. brothers, sister, sister-in-law, nephews and nieces.
Ruru. —ln loving memory of our dear brother, Wiremu, and uncle, killed in action, Crete, May 23, 1941.
Many a lonely heartache. Often a silent tear. Always a beautiful memory Of one we love so dear. —lnserted by his loving sister, Martha,' Sydney and family, and wee Wiremu.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 4 June 2023 - IN MEMORIAM
GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21411, 23 MAY 1944, PAGE 1
About death
- Death
- 23 May 1941 AWMM
Age 28 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed on Active Service AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 11. A. 5. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Ruru. —ln loving memory of Private ,Wiremu Ruru (Bill), killed in action, Crete, May 23rd, 1941.
“Hanpy the man of whom it can be said, at the last, that he served his people, his country, and his God.”
—lnserted by Martha, Hiki, wee Wiremu and familyPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 May 2025 - ROLL OF HONOUR IN MEMORIAM
Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22029, 24 May 1946, Page 1 - Memorial name
- Gisborne's War MemorialPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 January 2016 - Research
- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
- Te Karaka War Memorial, corner of Main and Station Roads, Te Karaka, Gisborne AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- 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/937053
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
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
- References
- Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 3: WW2 415 - Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
Portrait published in Soutar (2008) - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- McClymont, W. (1959). To Greece. Wellington, N.Z.: Department Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Davin, D. (1953). Crete. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
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