Flying Officer [Pilot]

Porokoru Patapu (John) Pohe

MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Whatarangi Ropoama Pohe and Honoria Maraea Pohe, of Taihape, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
402894
Name:
Porokoru Patapu (John) Pohe
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
10 December 1914
Place of Birth:
Manawatu-Wanganui, Wanganui,
Next of Kin: 
Mr Whatarangi Ropoama Pohe Pohe (father), Rural Delivery, Taihape, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Taihape, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sheep Farmer
Employer:
Whatarangi Ropoama Pohe Pohe (father), near Taihape
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 51 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Date of Death:
31 March 1944
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Coll. grave 9. A.
Cemetery Location: 
Poland
Porokoru Patapu (John) Pohe
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