| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mr T. Coleman (father), Lower Waiawa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Address |
| Lower Waiawa, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation |
| Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 11th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Date |
| 21 February 1944 or 31 March 1944 |
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| Cemetery Name |
| Forli War Cemetery, Italy |
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| Memorial Name |
| Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories |
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| Description of Image |
- Portrait, Weekly News
- Headstone, Forli Cemetery (photo Gabrielle Fortune 2008)
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| Additional Information |
| Named as Hiki (Dick) in Soutar (2008) |
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| Sources Used |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944)
- Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.
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