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Wi Patene Anaru

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Group Photograph: (Left-Right) 5550 WI Patene Anaru, 6105 Walter Downs Piiti Wordley, 5482 Jerry (Gerry?) Smith, 39784 Moana Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu VC. - This image may be subject to copyright

Group Photograph: (Left-Right) 5550 WI Patene Anaru, 6105 Walter Downs Piiti Wordley, 5482 Jerry (Ge …

Identity

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Civilian life

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  • Birth
    27 February 1905 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Native Department, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
    • Jayforce Unknown AWMM Native Department, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr Tiweka Anaru (father), Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
    • Jayforce Mr Tiweka Anaru (father), Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Described as embarking with Main Body in Soutar (2008) and 2nd Echelon on Nominal Roll

    Identified as B and C Company (Soutar, 2008) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

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  • Uncle Wi was my great uncle. He lived out his life in Rotorua and died on 17th January 1968. He was married to Ngaro Horne from Pukehina and had one adopted son, Murray.
    Public - Tiweka - Other Relative - 30 March 2015
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Sources

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  • References
    • Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books. AWMM
    • 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. AWMM
      WW2 2: WW2 7 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 16: WW2 4 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
07 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher
30 March 2015TiwekaRotorua New ZealandOther Relative

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