| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
- Mr M. Rio (father), Kai Iwi, New Zealand
- Mrs M.M. Maaka (wife), c/o C.W. Gibson, Dalziel Road, Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand
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| Enlistment Address |
- Matapu, New Zealand
- 34 Drake Street, Auckland, New Zealand
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| Body on Embarkation |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
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| Embarkation Unit |
- 28 (Maori) Battalion, D Company
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
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| Wounds and Diseases |
| Wounded, evacuated to New Zealand |
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| Last Unit Served |
| 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company |
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| Cemetery Name |
| Manukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Crematorium (Papatoetoe Cemetery), 357 Puhinui Road, Puhinui, Manukau City |
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| Obituary |
| Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 12 September 2009 |
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| Biographical Notes |
- Member of the Auckland branch of the 28 Maori Battalion Association
- He lay in state at Ngati Otara Marae
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| Additional Information |
- First enlisted and embarked as Jack Rio 65421; re-embarked as Jack Rio Maaka 65421
- Death notice offers another service number 810692
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| Sources Used |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941.) Wellington: Blundell Bros. Ltd.,Printers. 1941
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945)
- New Zealand Herald
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