Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

Full Name

Rutene Waihape

Forename(s)

Rutene

Surname

Waihape

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

26075

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Labourer

Next of Kin

Mrs Panga Waihape (mother), Raupunga, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Marital Status

Single

Enlistment Address

Mohaka, Wairoa, New Zealand

Military District

Wairoa

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 3

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 490

Further References

28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL: http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/rutene-waihape#comment-251
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
28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL: http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/