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Full Name
Michael Mahuika
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Michael
Surname
Mahuika
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
62600
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Labourer
Next of Kin
Mr H. Mahuika (father), Whakawhitira, Ruatoria, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
Whakawhitira, Ruatoria, New Zealand
Military District
Ruatoria
Body on Embarkation
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Unit
28 (Maori) Battalion
Nominal Roll Number
WW2 4
Page on Nominal Roll
WW2 233
Last Unit Served
28 (Maori) Battalion
Place of Death
Egypt
Date of Death
18 August 1942
Age at Death
24
Year of Death
1942
Cause of Death
Killed on active service
Cemetery Name
Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt
Grave Reference
2. G. 11.
Memorial Name
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
Biographical Notes
Michael Mahuika was the son of Hamana Mahuika and Hemoata Mahuika, of Tikitiki, Auckland, New Zealand.
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. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941.) Wellington: Blundell Bros. Ltd.,Printers. 1941
  • Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman.