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Cenotaph Record
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Full Name
Benjamin Riwhi Shepherd
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Benjamin Riwhi
Surname
Shepherd
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
39462
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Labourer
Next of Kin
Mrs K. Shepherd (wife), Kenana, Mangonui, North Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married
Enlistment Address
Mangonui, North Auckland, New Zealand
Military District
Kaitaia
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Embarkation Unit
28 (Maori) Battalion
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 2
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 168
Campaigns
Western Desert
Last Unit Served
28 (Maori) Battalion
Place of Death
Libya
Date of Death
27 November 1941
Age at Death
32
Year of Death
1941
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Memorial Name
  • Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
  • Mangonui (Cenotaph) War Memorial, Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand
  • Mangonui War Memorial Hall, Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand
Memorial Reference
Column 15.
Biographical Notes
  • Benjamin Shepherd was the son of Kare Hapa and Riwhi Hapa, of Kenana, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Keeti Rawiri Rurawha, of Kaeo (CWGC)
  • Husband of Mrs Kato Shepherd of Kenana, Mangonui. (NROH CD)
Description of Image
  • Portrait, Northland roll of honour and servicemen of WW II (2002)
  • Mangonui (Cenotaph) War Memorial, Roll of Honour (photo J. Halpin 2011)
  • Mangonui (Cenotaph) War Memorial, Dedication Plaque (photo J. Halpin 2011)
  • Mangonui (Cenotaph) War Memorial, full view (photo J. Halpin 2011)
  • Mangonui War Memorial Hall, Roll of Honour (photo J. Halpin 2011)
  • Mangonui War Memorial Hall, Interior Plaque (photo J. Halpin 2011)
  • Mangonui War Memorial Hall, Heritage Information Board (photo J. Halpin 2011)
  • Mangonui War Memorial Hall, External View (photo J. Halpin 2011)
Further References
Sources Used
  • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
  • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940)
  • CommonwealthWar Graves Commission URL http://www.cwgc.org