Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

Full Name

William Naihi Allen

Forename(s)

William Naihi

Surname

Allen

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

65334

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Corporal

Occupation before Enlistment

Labourer

Next of Kin

Mrs B. Riwhi (mother), P.O., Saies, Whangaroa, New Zealand

Marital Status

Widowed

Enlistment Address

P.O., Saies, Whangaroa, New Zealand

Military District

Kaikohe

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 5

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 8

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. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941.) Wellington: Blundell Bros. Ltd.,Printers. 1942