Private

Kupu Pene Wiripo

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Pene Wiripo and Ere Pene Wiripo, of Whangape, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"67646 Pte Kupu Pene Wiripo accidentally shot himself at 0730 hrs Court of Enquiry to be held. President: Maj. Keiha. Members: 2/Lt Kuru, Waaka, 2/Lt George MacDonald. Findings: Death through misadventure. No blame to be attached to anyone other than the deceased."

[extract from: 28maoribattalion.org.nz/memory/maori-batallion-diary [ Retrieved 24th Oct.2021]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
67646
Name:
Kupu Pene Wiripo
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental death
Date of Death:
12 November 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
22. E. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Kupu Pene Wiripo
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