Hirini Rapana

Forenames

Hirini AWMM

Surname

Rapana AWMM

Service number

62938 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

1916

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 22 February 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/hirini-rapana

Place of birth

NZ

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Birth notes

Son of Rihari Rapana and of Rina Rapana (nee Tautuhi), of Pouto, Northland

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM C/o Kaipara Steamship Co., Helensville, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs L. Rapana (mother), Parkhurst, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Western Desert AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

62938 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Seaman AWMM

Embarkation details

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

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM

Hirini Rapana was the son of Rihari Rapana and of Rina Rapana (nee Tautuhi), of Pouto, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

4 Sept 1942 AWMM
Age  26 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM VIII. J. 10. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Kaipara Memorial RSA, 49 Commercial Road, Helensville, New Zealand AWMM
• Roll of Honour, Northern Wairoa RSA, Dargaville 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/2211443
  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. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 4: WW2 291