Private

William Hakaraia

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Wiremu Hakaraia and of Marereira Hakaraia (nee Te Tai), of Rawhiti, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8772
Name:
William Hakaraia
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs D. Larkins (sister), Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
No 2 R.D., Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 July 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. H. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William Hakaraia
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