Terewihi (Frank) Tamati

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Hone Puketutu and Ari-Peita-Te-Keke, of Taumarere, Northland; husband of Annie Jessie Tamati, of Kawakawa, Northland.

References:

CWGC

WW2 RoH

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Grandson of one of the defenders of Ruapekapeka Pa, Mr. Frank Tamati, of Taumarere, has died in the Kawakawa Hospital at the age of 42. Volunteering at 16 years of age, Mr Tamati served overseas in the last war, and joined up with the N.M.R. early in this war. At the time of his death, he was camp warden with the Kaikohe Home Guard. He was accorded a military funeral at Kawakawa, the firing squad of 12 soldiers being provided by No. 3 Area. Whangarei. Many of Mr. Tamati's comrades of the Kawakawa R.S.A. attended the funeral. A panegyric was delivered at the graveside by Mr. Here Ututaonga."

NORTHERN ADVOCATE, 12 FEBRUARY 1944, PAGE 5

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Casualty

Service Number:

1/20/259

Name:

Terewihi (Frank) Tamati

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

05 February 1944

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Kawakawa Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

198

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand