Private

Ruka Tama

Conflict: 
WW2
References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16814
Name:
Ruka Tama
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L Tama (wife), c/o Mrs E Governor, Te Ore Ore Road, Masterton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
89 Huxley Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 22 (Motor) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
20 April 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 10th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
21 July 1943
Vessel:
Nieuw Amsterdam
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
X. C. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Ruka Tama
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