Robert Moke

Forenames

Robert AWMM

Surname

Moke AWMM

Service number

65207 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

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

Date of birth

b. 1919

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 22 January 2025 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/robert-moke

Place of birth

Rotorua

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Birth notes

Son of Paul Moke and Te Homaramate Homarama, of Wharepaina

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Wairapukao Camp, Kaingaroa, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mr P. Moke (father), Reporoa, via Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

65207 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

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

Robert Moke was the son of Paul Moke and Te Homaramate Homarama, of Wharepaina, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

2 Nov 1942 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM II. B. 1. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Memorial Wall, Reporoa Memorial Hall 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/2210584
  Sources Used
• Smith, L. (2025, April 25). Anzac Day in Reporoa to feature unveiling of settler families’ photo wall. Rotorua Daily Post. NZ Herald.
  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/anzac-day-in-reporoa-to-feature-unveiling-of-settler-families-photo-wall/3UUKSSGWPFA7BPDFLER2SDXAVA/
  Further Reference

References

• 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.
• 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 250
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Wills, A., Shearer, C., Donelley, S., & Willis, A. (2025). Reporoa RSA memorial wall: A community tribute (2nd ed.). Reporoa RSA.