Private

Kena Tangaroa Waata

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Wana and Aherala Waata, of Kaiaua, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES
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On the 15th December 1941, the 28th Maori Battalion and two Polish Battalions were in the Gazala area of the Libyan Desert facing the Italian Army. The Poles were tasked with taking 'Carmuset er Rege... Read More


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Service Number: 
62862
Name:
Kena Tangaroa Waata
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs W. Waata (mother), Kaiaua, Thames, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
P.O., Kaiaua, Thames, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
15 December 1941
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 106.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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