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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Matiu Patatu Bailey |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Matiu Patatu |
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| Surname: |
Bailey |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
39538 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Moari Maraea Bailey (mother), Putiki, Wanganui, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Putiki, Wanganui, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wanganui |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 2 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 11 |
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| Campaigns: |
Crete |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Crete |
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| Date of Death: |
23 May 1941 |
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| Age at Death: |
30 |
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| Year of Death: |
1941 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece |
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| Memorial Reference: |
Face 13. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Matiu Bailey was the son of Ihaka Bailey and of Moari Maraea Bailey (nee Graham), of Wanganui |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait from The Weekly News; 9 July 1941 |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940)
- CommonwealthWar Graves Commission URL http://www.cwgc.org
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