Private

Benjamin Riwhi Shepherd

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Kare Hapa and Riwhi Hapa, of Kenana, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Keeti Rawiri Rurawha, of Kaeo, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39462
Name:
Benjamin Riwhi Shepherd
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs K. Shepherd (wife), Kenana, Mangonui, North Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mangonui, North Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
27 November 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 15.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Benjamin Riwhi Shepherd
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