Private

Wiri Karipa

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Hamiora and Ararere Karipa, of Waitotara, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Ko Ngati Ruaiti me Ngati Hinewaiatarua me Nga Ariki me Ngati Hine me Ngati Maika i nga hapu. Ko Ngarauru te iwi. Ko Ngati Tuahuriri te hapu. Ko Ngai Tahu te iwi. I am the grand niece of Koro Wiri. He... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
62549
Name:
Wiri Karipa
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr H. Karipa (father), Waitotara, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waitotara, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farming
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 September 1942
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
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: 
VIII. J. 12.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Wiri Karipa
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