Private

George Karaka Taiapa

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Tamati and Maraea Te Iritawa Taiapa, of Tikitiki, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
802214
Name:
George Karaka Taiapa
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Tonotapu (sister), Y.M.C.A. Hostel, Woburn, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o J.J. Quirk, Motuhora, Gisborne, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental death
Date of Death:
30 September 1943
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 Reference: 
VIII. E. 19.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
George Karaka Taiapa
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