Private

Peter Karu

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Wisemu Karu and Huritan Bryers, of Mitimiti, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
801624
Name:
Peter Karu
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G. Bryers (mother), Mitimiti, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mitimiti, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
13 October 1944
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
21 July 1943
Vessel:
Nieuw Amsterdam
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. A. 22.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Peter Karu
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