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Samuel Paniora

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Samuel AWMM
  • Surname
    Paniora AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    67443 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1923 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 November 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/samuel-paniora
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Wiki Aramakutu and Edith PANIORA, of Aorangi, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 November 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/samuel-paniora
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Ruatoria, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. Paniora (mother), Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 July 1943 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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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  • Samuel Paniora was the son of Wiki Aramakutu and Edith Paniora of Aorangi, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 December 1944 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IV, B, 23 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    COAST OFFICER KILLED - Killed in Action - PANIORA, 2/Lieut, Samuel. Mother: Mrs. E. Paniora, Ruatoria. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 July 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21596, 26 DECEMBER 1944, PAGE 6
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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

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  • thank you for giving you life up to help others we dedicate that to you and thank you once again -storm harris (your cousin)
    Public - storm harris - Other relative - 15 July 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • 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
    • 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 148 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
      Portrait published in Soutar (2008) AWMM
    • Ko te Reo Huringa Tau o te Ope Maori Tuarua, i noho ki Remuera, Ohaeawai, 1942-43: The Anniversary Magazine of the Second Maori Battalion, Remuera, Ohaeawai 1942-1943. Patrick Smyth Papers, MS-2002-147, Auckland War Memorial Museum. AWMM
    • Nominal Roll of Members of the 2nd Maori Battalion, 26th January 1943. Part of the 2nd Maori Battalion Anniversary Magazine. (MS-2002-147). Auckland War Memorial Museum. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 July 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
18 December 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
15 July 2017storm harrisDunedin NewzealandOther relative

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