Togo Naera

Forenames

Togo AWMM

Surname

Naera AWMM

Service number

WWII 802166 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

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

Date of birth

b. 1920

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Place of birth

Rotorua

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Birth notes

Son of Timoti and Rohi Naera, of Ohinemutu, Rotorua

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Address before enlistment

WW2 Unknown AWMM Ohinemutu, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs R. Naera (mother), Ohinemutu, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 21 Feb 1944-31 Mar 1944 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 802166 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Nurseryman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Mooltan or Willem Ruys AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Capture details

WW2 POW - Unknown Prisoner of War Camp AWMM

Medical notes

Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on active service whilst a POW AWMM

Last rank

WW2 Private Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

Togo Naera was the son of Timoti and Rohi Naera, of Ohinemutu. AWMM

Death

11 Aug 1944 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM

Cemetery

Florence War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VIII. F. 15. AWMM

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/2379171
  Sources Used

References

• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 13: WW2 90
• 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.