English Māori Rossie Samuels Died 26 May 1944 PDF Key details Service number801472 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRossie AWMM SurnameSamuels AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number801472 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Otangaroa, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs M. Samuels (mother), Maraetai, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 21 Feb 1944-31 March 1944 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number801472 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Carpenter/Civilian AWMM Kaeo, Northland AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Mooltan or Willem Ruys AWMM Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied from Natural Causes, Cause of Death AWMM Died on active service AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Rossie Samuels was the son of Edward Samuels and of Makarena Samuels (nee Tukariri), of Otangaroa, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death26 May 1944 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied from Natural Causes AWMM Death notes CemeteryCassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI. C. 3. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Rossie Samuels by laying a poppy. Lionel Samuels Richard Joseph Samuels Rossie Samuels S. H. Samuels Sydney Samuels Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Rossie Samuels Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External links28th 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. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2612712 Sources Used DocumentsAuckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Military Service Record AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 13: WW2 110 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License