Private

Hone Kira Whareaitu

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Wiremu Whareaitu and of Wairata Whareaitu (nee McGregor), of Whakarewarewa, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Ihipera Ngahirapa Whareaitu, of Rotorua, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Reihana Nuku
Relationship to casualty: Nephew
Uncle Kira was married to Ihipera Ngahirapa - you have that wrong on your post. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39638
Name:
Hone Kira Whareaitu
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
about 1916
Place of Birth:
New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs I N K Whareaitu (wife), 18 Devon Street, Rotorua
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
77 Vivian Street, Wellington
Place of Enlistment: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 August 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Vessel:
Mooltan or Willem Ruys
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VII. B. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Hone Kira Whareaitu
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