Private

William Rewi

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Hitau and Miriama Rewi, of Papawai, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
65412
Name:
William Rewi
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
12 May 1919
Place of Birth: 
Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Rewi (mother), Papawai Road, Greytown, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Papawai Road, Greytown, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 January 1943
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 September 1941
Transport:
HMT 31
Destination:
Egypt (19 October 1941)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
12. D. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
William Rewi
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