| Also Known As |
- Bill
- Wiremu Takamoana Pire Delamere
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| Place of Birth |
| Omaio, East Coast, New Zealand |
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| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mr P. Delamere (father), Omaio, Opotiki, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Address |
| C/o Mrs T. Moody, Opotiki, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation |
| Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon |
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| Embarkation Unit |
| 28 (Maori) Battalion, Main Body, Headquarters |
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| Last Unit Served |
| 28 (Maori) Battalion, C Company |
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| Obituary |
- Obituary: Weekend Herald, 20 March 2010
- Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 16 March 2010
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| Biographical Notes |
- Huaband of Rangi; father of Larry, James, Katarina, veronica, Thomas, Mary
- Tangi held at Whitianga marae, East Coast and burial at Tokataha urupa
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| Additional Information |
| Listed as HQ on the Nominal Roll and on the NZOnline list with C Company 1939 |
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| Sources Used |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1941) Wellington: E.V. Paul, Government Printer. 1941
- Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
- 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL: http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
- New Zealand Herald
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