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Hingatu Paringatai

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel  P_002. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_002. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hingatu AWMM
  • Surname
    Paringatai AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 802124 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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 from Natural Causes, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died on active service AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Next of kin listed in the Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 as Mrs Paringatai, Te Araroa AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 May 1943 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    urupa, Orutua, past Te Araroa Bridge, Gisborne District, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Te Araroa (Orangai) Urupa (Maori Cemetery) Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/hingatu-paringatai
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21085, 4 MAY 1943, PAGE 4 - Twenty-one Gisborne district soldiers figure in the latest N.Z.E.F. casualty list - include was:
    Paringatai, T/L/Cpl. Jape. Father: Mr. I. Paringatai,-Te Araroa. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 7 October 2022 - N.Z. CASUALTIES
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21085, 4 MAY 1943, PAGE 4
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Roll of Honour

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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
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. 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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20 October 2022Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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