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Cenotaph record

Iharaira Puketapu

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_018. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_018. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Iharaira AWMM
  • Surname
    Puketapu AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ihakaira AWMM
  • Service number
    25992 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. 1909 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 August 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/ihakaira-puketapu
  • Place of birth
    Te Araroa Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 August 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/ihakaira-puketapu
  • Birth notes
    Son of Puaha and Mere Puketapu, of Te Araroa Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 August 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/ihakaira-puketapu
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mere Puketapu (mother), Te Araroa, 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
    25992 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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Name appears as Iharaira in Nominal Rolls, as Ihakaira in Commonwealth War Graves AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM 6. C. 17 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Advice has been received by their next of kin that Privates I. Puketapu, R. Ngatoro, C. Fo.x and G Hooper have been killed in action in the Libyan campaign. Privates Puketapu, Ngatoro, and Fox went away with the Maori Battalion and all escaped from Greece and Crete Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 August 2023 - TE ARAROA NEWS
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20655, 5 JANUARY 1942, PAGE 3
  • 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

Roll of Honour

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  • Kaore tatau e wareware e Papa Naggy, he mihi aroha tenei mohou i tenei tau 2016. We will remember you. Arohanui Huti and whanau. xxxx
    Public - Judith (Huti) Watson - Other relative - 18 April 2016
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  • Ka nui te aroha mohou e Papa, kore tatau e wareware.... Na Huti, Reipua, me te whanau Katoa xxx
    Public - Judith (Huti) - Other Relative - 23 April 2015
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  • Never forgotten - ma te Atua koe e manaaki
    Public - Jay - Other Relative - 18 April 2015
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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 388 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

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
01 August 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
18 April 2016Judith (Huti) WatsonTe Araroa New ZealandOther relative
23 April 2015Judith (Huti)Te Araroa New ZealandOther Relative
18 April 2015JayNew ZealandOther Relative

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