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Manuhou Paringatai

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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

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Manuhou AWMM
  • Surname
    Paringatai AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    39167 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. 1907 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 October 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/manuhou-paringatai
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 October 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/manuhou-paringatai
  • Birth notes
    Son of Inia and Te Owai Paringatai, of Horoera Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/manuhou-paringatai
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr I. Paringatai (father), Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Widowed AWMM
    • Husband of Irihapeti Paringatai. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 20 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/manuhou-paringatai

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    39167 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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    • Manuhou Paringatai was the son of Inia and Te Owai Paringatai, of Horoera, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Irihapeti Paringatai. AWMM
    • Children; Taingunguru (female) and Manuhou Jnr (AKA James Taitua). Public - Lisa - Direct descendant - 23 April 2016 - Whakapapa

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM 6. C. 18. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Died Of Wounds. Paringatai, Pte. Manuhou. Father: Mr Inia Paringatai, Te Araroa. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 October 2023 - WAR CASUALTIES - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20656, 6 JANUARY 1942, 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
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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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
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 366 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

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
09 October 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
23 April 2016LisaChristchurch, New ZealandChild

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