| Also Known As |
- Percival George
- Percy
- Maru
- Percival George Marunui
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| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mrs N. Murphy (mother), 16 Pitt Street, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation |
| Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 10th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit |
| 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company |
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| Last Unit Served |
| 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company |
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| Place of Death |
| Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
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| Obituary |
- Obituary: New Zealand Herald, 5 May 2009
- Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 5 May 2009
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| Biographical Notes |
- Husband of Martha; father of Mihi, Dorothy, Takawai, Robert, Wai, William.
- Enlisted at age 16 under the name Muru Murphy
- Four brothers served in WW2 Edward (21816), killed in action; James Joseph (802082) POW; Michael (60656) killed in action, and Percy Marunui (802443)
- Business man, community leader and 1st Maori mayor serving with the Murupara Borough Council for three consecutive terms from 1960-1969
- Tangi held at Rangitahi Marae, Murupara
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| Sources Used |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943)
- New Zealand Herald
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