Cenotaph : 30849

Cenotaph ID: 
30849
Rank Last Held: 
Private
Forenames: 
Wakatahuri
Surname: 
Pirini
Alias: 
Waka|Waha
Serial Number: 
39162
Enlistment Address: 
Reporoa, Waiapu County, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Dairy-farmer
Embarkation Body: 
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 2
Page on Nominal Roll: 
WW2 149
Age at Death: 
24
Date of Death: 
27 August 1942
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Western Desert
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Cemetery Name: 
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
Grave Reference: 
XIX. F. 25.
Memorial Name: 
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
Mr N. Thompson (uncle), Reporoa, Waiapu County, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
28 (Maori) Battalion

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