Surname
Tangira
Forename(s)
Whakaruku
World War 2
Serial No
67675
Rank
Private
Address on enlistment
Te Kaha, New Zealand
Notes
First name originally listed as 'Whakaruru' - 'Whakaruku' confirmed by family and Nga Tama Toa
His brother, Haki Tangira, and two nephews, Tutu Duncan Tangira and Haki's son Pipi Te Hei who served in the Battalion (Monty Soutar, Ngā Tama Toa - The Price of Citizenship: C Company 28 (Māori) Battalion 1939-1945, David Bateman, Auckland, 2008: 336).
Comments (1)
Whakaruru?
Submitted by Waahuu on Tue, 18/08/2009 - 11:03