Private

Dixon Tawhiao

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Paeroa Tawhiao and Whana Tawhiao, of Tauranga, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
811090
Name:
Dixon Tawhiao
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs P. Tawhiao (mother), Matakana Island, Tauranga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Whakatane Paper Mills, Matakand Island, Tauranga, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bushman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
02 August 1944
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
21 July 1943
Vessel:
Nieuw Amsterdam
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. A. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Dixon Tawhiao
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