Albert Rangiuia

Forenames

Albert AWMM

Surname

Rangiuia AWMM

Also known as

Arapeta RANGIUI

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Service number

39218 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1912

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Place of birth

NZ

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Birth notes

Son of Arapeta Rangiuia and Tepora Rangiuia (nee Jury), of Tolaga Bay

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mr D. Rangiuia (brother), Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

39218 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Carpenter/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

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

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM

Son of Arapeta Rangiuia and Tepora Rangiuia (nee Jury), of Tolaga Bay, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Death

28 Nov 1942 AWMM
Age  30 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 3. A. 23 AWMM

Obituary

IN MEMORIAM
Rangiuia.— ln loving memory of Pte. Albert Rangiuia, who died of wounds on November 28, 1942.
—Ever remembered by his loving mother. Rangiuia.

—ln loving memory of Pte. Albert Rangiuia, who died of wounds on November 28, 1942.
To-day is a day of remembrance,
A day of sad regrets,
A day we will always remember
When the rest of the world forgets.
—Inserted by his brothers and sisters.

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 October 2023 - IN MEMORIAM - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 21882, 28 NOVEMBER 1945, PAGE 1

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/2209760
  Sources Used

References

• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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