Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

Full Name

John Ake

Forename(s)

John

Surname

Ake

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

811491

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Labourer

Next of Kin

Mr J. Ake (father), Oropi, New Zealand

Marital Status

Single

Enlistment Address

Oropi, New Zealand

Military District

Tauranga

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Embarkation Date

21 February 1944 or 31 March 1944

Place of Embarkation

Wellington, New Zealand

Vessel

Mooltan or Willem Ruys

Destination

Egypt

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 13

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 3

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. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944)