Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

Full Name

John Akurangi

Rank Last Held

Private

Forename(s)

John

Surname

Akurangi

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

65268

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Stable hand

Next of Kin

Mr J. Ngapuhi (father), Te Whaiti, New Zealand

Marital Status

Single

Enlistment Address

Whatatutu, New Zealand

Military District

Gisborne

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 7th Reinforcements

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 5

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 6

Last Unit Served

28 (Maori) Battalion

Further References

28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL: http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Portrait published in Soutar (2008)
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

Additional Information

Father's name spelt Mr J. Napuhi on the Nominal Roll

Sources Used

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941.) Wellington: Blundell Bros. Ltd.,Printers. 1942
Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.