Teua Numia Rangi

Forenames

Teua Numia AWMM

Surname

Rangi AWMM

Also known as

Te Ua Numia Rangi AWMM

Service number

WWII 62689 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngā Iwi o Mataatua, Mataatua, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

Abt. 1916

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Birth notes

Son of Wharetini Rangi and Rotu Numia Rangi, of Ruatoki,

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 October 2022 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/teua-numia-rangi

Address before enlistment

WW2 Ruatoki, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs R. Rangi (mother), Ruatoki, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 62689 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, 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!

Teua Rangi was the son of Wharetini Rangi and Rotu Numia, Ruatoki.

Teua's father was Rev. Captain Wharetini Rangi who was a Padre in 28 (Maori) Battalion;

He was the brother of Renata Rangi (28 Maori Battalion); and

Wiremu Patara Rangi (also 28 Maori Battalion).

Listed in the Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 as Te Ua N. Rangi AWMM

Death

24 Dec 1943 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Cassino Memorial, Italy AWMM
• 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/2098289
  Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 4: WW2 291
• Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Information kindly provided by family
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.