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Kepa Naera

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 6 September 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 6 September 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1921 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/kepa-naera
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Te Weringa Naera and Te Kaihou Manihera Naera, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/kepa-naera
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM PO Box 60, Gladstone, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs V.R. Naera (wife), Naumai, Gladstone, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs V R Naera (wife) of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/kepa-naera
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 21 July 1943 AWMM Married AWMM
    • Husband of Vivienne Rauhina Naera (nee Stewart) Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 July 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
      GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21474, 4 AUGUST 1944, PAGE 4

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    808548 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Kepa Naera was the son of Te Weringa Naera and Te Kaihou Manihera Naera, of Takapau; husband of Vivienne Rauhina Naera (nee Stewart), of Carterton. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    24 July 1944 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Florence War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VII. F. 12. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Naera.—Killed on active service, Kepa, dearly beloved husband of Rowena (nee Stewart) and second son of Te Wiringa and the late Mrs. Naera, Takapau. E. Moe mai e tama ito moenga roa. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 July 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21475, 5 AUGUST 1944, PAGE 1
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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  • I wish you came back safe and well. Nan always spoke of you and missed you so much. One day xoxoxox
    Public - Rachael Kaihou - Other Relative - 8 September 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The Weekly News AWMM
      The Weekly News 1944 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. 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 141 AWMM
    • Pipiwharauroa AWMM
      Douglas, H. (2000). Maori Battalion whanau visit Italy. Pipiwharauroa, p. 8. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 July 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
11 December 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
08 September 2015Rachael KaihouWairarapa New ZealandOther Relative

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