Auckland War Memorial Museum - Korewha-Tapiki-World-War-II,-1939-1945

Full Name

Tapiki Korewha

Forename(s)

Tapiki

Surname

Korewha

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

68229

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Farm labourer

Next of Kin

Mrs B.A. Korewha (wife), Omanaia, New Zealand

Marital Status

Married

Enlistment Address

Omanaia, New Zealand

Military District

Rawene

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Embarkation Date

21 July 1943

Place of Embarkation

Wellington, New Zealand

Vessel

Nieuw Amsterdam

Destination

Egypt

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 12

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 108

Further References

Sources Used

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943)
28 (Maori) Battalion Roll of Honour originally published in Cody (1956). Digital copy URL: http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor-_N100649.html
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