Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Leonard Koha Died 18 February 1944 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 800869 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Kaitaia War Memorial 1939-1945, Melba Street, Kaitaia. Image provided by John Halpin 2012, CC BY Joh … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLeonard AWMM SurnameKoha AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 800869 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Te Uku, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mrs M.W. Koha (mother), Herekino, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 21 July 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 800869 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM Whangarei, Northland AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Leonard Koha was the son of Henry and Maraea Koha, of Herekino, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death18 February 1944 AWMM Age 22 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryCassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI. K. 2. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Leonard Koha by laying a poppy. Lyubo Kogoj Kahiti Koha Leonard Koha Tom Koha Henare Mokena Kohere Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Leonard Koha Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of honour : Auckland province, 1939-1945 Library / Pictorial › publication Auckland, N.Z. D797.N5 AUC Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External links28th 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. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm Further Reference Herekino War Memorial, NZ History https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/herekino-war-memorial Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2410459 Sources Used DocumentsSoutar, 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. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 12: WW2 108 AWMM Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record