William Pat Raroa

Forenames

William Pat AWMM

Surname

Raroa AWMM

Service number

802162 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Date of birth

b. 1914

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Birth notes

Son of Hotene and Hine Mahuru Raroa, of Rangitukia,

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Rangitukia, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs A. Raroa (wife), Rangitukia, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 21 Jul 1943 AWMM Married AWMM
• Husband of Agnes M. Raroa, of Rangitukia.
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War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

802162 AWMM

Military service

2nd Maori Battalion AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Accidentally killed on active service AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM

Death

13 Feb 1944 AWMM
Age  31 AWMM

Cause of death

Accidental Death AWMM

Cemetery

Caserta War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI, C, 19. 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/2067523
  Sources Used
• Paterson, Lachy. (24 October 2020). The forgotten Maori Battalion. maorihomefront.nz
  https://www.maorihomefront.nz/en/whanau-stories/the-forgotten-maori-battalion/
  Further Reference
• 'War Casualties' in Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune
  https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBHETR19440304.2.73
  Further Reference

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. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 12: WW2 160
• Ko te Reo Huringa Tau o te Ope Maori Tuarua, i noho ki Remuera, Ohaeawai, 1942-43: The Anniversary Magazine of the Second Maori Battalion, Remuera, Ohaeawai 1942-1943. Patrick Smyth Papers, MS-2002-147, Auckland War Memorial Museum.
• Nominal Roll of Members of the 2nd Maori Battalion, 26th January 1943. Part of the 2nd Maori Battalion Anniversary Magazine. (MS-2002-147). Auckland War Memorial Museum.