Sergeant

John Potatu

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Wi Paraone and Ngahuia Hawera, of Tahoka, Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25987
Name:
John Potatu
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs W. Perana (stepsister), Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 March 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
38
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 Reference: 
X. C. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
John Potatu
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