James Hugh Milner

Forenames

James Hugh AWMM

Surname

Milner AWMM

Also known as

Kiri AWMM

Service number

817632 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

Abt. 1922

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Place of birth

East Coast, Gisborne

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Birth notes

Son of Claude K. Milner, and of Nora Milner (nee Te Hei), of Ruatoria

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mr K. Milner (father), Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

817632 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company AWMM

James Milner was the son of Claude K. Milner, and of Nora Milner (nee Te Hei), of Ruatoria, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

5 Jan 1945 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI, A, 2. AWMM

Obituary

Milner.—C. K. Milner and family wish to thank all for kind messages of sympathy extended to them in the sad loss of their dear son and brother, Pte. James Hugh (Kiri) Milner, who was killed in action. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgment;

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Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

Related objects

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/2207158
  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

References

• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 14: WW2 68
• 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)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.