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Hekenui Peretini

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Tirau District 1939 - 1945 Roll of Honour held by the Tirau Museum - This image may be subject to copyright

Tirau District 1939 - 1945 Roll of Honour held by the Tirau Museum - This image may be subject to co …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hekenui AWMM
  • Surname
    Peretini AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    67787 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Karioi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr W. Peretini (father), Karioi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    67787 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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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  • Son of Rewi Peretini and Tewaewae Ropoama AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 December 1943 AWMM
    Age 34 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, Italy AWMM XII. H. 13. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Roll of Honour, Tirau District 1939 - 1945, Tirau Museum, Tirau, New Zealand AWMM

Roll of Honour

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  • My Great uncle, His sister Kahupara Violet Peretini is my Grand mother.
    Public - Grant Kahu - Direct descendant - 31 August 2018
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  • To a beloved Koro I am a grand daughter to your baby brother Te Oti George Peretini Rest in glorious peace Koro
    Public - Lavenia TeKarere Arihia - Other Relative - 24 April 2015
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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
31 August 2018Grant KahuWallan, AustraliaDirect descendant
24 April 2015Lavenia TeKarere ArihiaAuckland New ZealandOther Relative

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