Private

Walter Ratana Tumaru

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Walter and Rose Violet Tumaru, of Morven, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
439910
Name:
Walter Ratana Tumaru
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R.V. Tumaru (mother), Beach Road, Morven, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Guyzen House, Timaru, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
New Zealand Railways porter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
22 March 1944
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
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: 
VI. A. 12.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Walter Ratana Tumaru
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