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Nepia Jones

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel J_009. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel J_009. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Nepia AWMM
  • Surname
    Jones AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    65284 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1915 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/nepia-jones
  • Place of birth
    Tolaga Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/nepia-jones
  • Birth notes
    Son of Nepia and Jane Jones, of Tolaga Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/nepia-jones
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr N. Jones (father), Tolaga Bay, 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
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    65284 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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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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  • Nepia Jones was the son of Nepia and Jane Jones, of Tolaga Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 November 1942 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    . Mr. and . Mrs. Nepia Jones wish to thank all kind friends and relatives for their letters and expressions of sympathy received during their recent sad bereavement for their son Pte. Nepia Jones, junr., killed in action. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 July 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20848, 29 JULY 1942, PAGE 1
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
    • 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 184 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

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17 July 2023Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher

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