Corporal

George Wiremu Pokau

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of George Kahui Pokai and Moringa Pokai, of Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
35542
Name:
George Wiremu Pokau
Name variation:
GEORGE WIRENU
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss M. Pokau (sister), Pungarehu, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Patea, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 June 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
X. C. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
George Wiremu Pokau
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