Teaomarama Puhirere

Forenames

Teaomarama AWMM

Surname

Puhirere AWMM

Service number

811033 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Tainui, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1921

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Birth notes

Son of Hemo Puhirere and Te Wha Manu;

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM PO Box 85, Taupo, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs M. Puhirere (wife), Morinsville, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 21 Feb 1944-31 Mar 1944 AWMM Married AWMM
• husband of Maheno Puhirere, of Morrinsville,
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War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

811033 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Bushman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Mooltan or Willem Ruys AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Lance Corporal/Military Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!
28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e!

Teaomarama Puhirere was the son of Hemo Puhirere and Te Wha Manu; husband of Maheno Puhirere, of Morrinsville, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

23 Apr 1945 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Faenza War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IV. E. 22. AWMM

Memorial name

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

Related objects

External links

• 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
  http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
  Further Reference
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2237742
  Sources Used

References

• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 13: WW2 101
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.