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Cenotaph Record
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Full Name
Graham Hei
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Graham
Surname
Hei
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
25882
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Labourer
Next of Kin
Mrs E. hei (wife), Opahe, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married
Enlistment Address
Opahe, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Military District
Papakura
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Unit
28 (Maori) Battalion
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 4
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 156
Campaigns
Tunisia
Last Unit Served
28 (Maori) Battalion
Place of Death
Tunisia
Date of Death
20 April 1943
Age at Death
26
Year of Death
1943
Cemetery Name
Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia
Grave Reference
VII. A. 16.
Memorial Name
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
Biographical Notes
Son of Rapaea Hei and Haromi Rapaea Hei, of Opahi; husband of Huakore Graham Hei
Description of Image
Headstone, EnfidavilleWar Cemetery, Tunisia (photo B. Coutts, 2009)
Further References
Sources Used
  • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941)
  • 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
  • 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