Auckland War Memorial Museum - Rika-Karamea-World-War-II,-1939-1945

Full Name

Karamea Rika

Forename(s)

Karamea

Surname

Rika

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

26011

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Labourer

Next of Kin

Mr John Rika (father), Pupuke, New Zealand

Marital Status

Single

Enlistment Address

Pupuke, New Zealand

Military District

Kaikohe

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 3

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 402

Further References

28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL: http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz
Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy URL: http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html

Sources Used

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941.) Wellington: E.V. Paul, Government Printer. 1941

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