Tamahou Hiki Rua

Forenames

Tamahou Hiki AWMM

Surname

Rua AWMM

Service number

WWII 67584 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

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

Address before enlistment

WW2 Ruatoki, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs W. Rua (wife), Ruatoki, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Married AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 67584 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 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

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

Death

7 Oct 1942 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Memorial name

• Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
• 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/2124441
  Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 5: WW2 184
• 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.