Noel Kingi

Forenames

Noel AWMM

Surname

Kingi AWMM

Service number

65190 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Te Arawa, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1919

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Place of birth

Rotorua

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Birth notes

Son of Raiona Kingi and of Florence Kingi (nee Airey), of Okere Falls

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Next of kin

Mrs R. Kingi (mother), Okere Falls, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

65190 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Storeman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Lance Corporal/Military 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

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

Son of Raiona Kingi and of Florence Kingi (nee Airey), of Okere Falls, AWMM

Death

5 Jul 1942 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM VIII. J. 22. AWMM

Obituary

KINGI.—Mrs. Kingi and Family, of Okere Falls, wish to convey their very sincere appreciation to all relatives and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy in their recent sad less of her son Noel; also for letters, cards and telegrams received

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NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 79, ISSUE 24341, 1 AUGUST 1942, PAGE 1

Memorial name

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/2116945
  Sources Used

References

• 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.
  WW2 4: WW2 193
• 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.