Sergeant

Wiremu Rahiri Hare

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Rahiri and Kiri; husband of Christina Hare, of Morningside, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Robert McLeod
Relationship to casualty: Researcher
During the campaign in Greece, the Maori Battalion were positioned around the Olympus Pass near Skotina defending against the German advance. After initially repelling the Germans by artillery, the G... Read More

Submitted by: Bronwyn Harris
Relationship to casualty: Granddaughter
Submitted by: Bronwyn Harris
Relationship to casualty: Granddaughter
Date of Birth: 25th November, 1902 in Kaikohe, New Zealand. Date of Enlistment: October 1939. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6063
Name:
Wiremu Rahiri Hare
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
25 November 1902
Place of Birth:
Kaikohe, Northland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs C. Hare (wife), Kings Court, Ohakune Junction, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
118 Oban Rd., Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engine driver New Zealand Railways
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
26 April 1941
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Wiremu Rahiri Hare
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