Private

Matiu Ropata

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Wheti Ropata and of Warmatai Ropata (nee Paul), of Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

"During the campaign in Greece, the Maori Battalion were positioned defensively around the Olympus Pass. D Company were in the area of Skotina. During the German advance, 16 Platoon of D Company were... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26022
Name:
Matiu Ropata
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Waimatai Ropata (mother), Te Uhi, North Clyde, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of D. Macdonald, Bag 87, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
17 April 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
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: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
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