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David Hone Kerei Matehaere Parata

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Souda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece.

Souda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece.

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    David Hone Kerei Matehaere AWMM
  • Surname
    Parata AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    David Hone Kerei Matahaere AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 35998 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 46 Hutt Road, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs Peti Te K.H. Olsen (sister), 46 Hutt Road, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 35998 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Clerk AWMM
    Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • David Parata was the son of Charles Parata, M.P. and Te Rongokakira, of Wellington. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    24 May 1941 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Crete, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 6. B. 3. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    In Memoriam notice: Evening Post, 2 February 1942 AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

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Memorial

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29 April 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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