Temata Rua

Ingoa whānau
Rua
Ingoa tuatahi
Temata

World War 2

Tau Rangatū
802184
Tūnga
Private
Wāhi noho
Taneatua, New Zealand
Whanaunga tino tata i te wā o te kuhunga
Mrs K.W. Rua (wife), Waimana, New Zealand

Takupu (3)

I am so proud to see the medals and too hear the stories of my Koro fighting for this country, I always wondered how my Koro got the bullets in his legs, he got them taken out when I was 10yrs old that was in 1980, all of us moko's are proud of you Koro Te Mata...

Koro Temata Rua did bring back a souvenir from Germany when he was a P.O.W over there and that was a bullet which he had that one removed in 1980, I was 10 yrs old when he had the bullet removed  S.Rua (mokopuna)

Just found out from Uncle Boaz that Koro Temata's nick name was bullet so that was very interesting must be becos he bought the bullet home in his leg..S.Rua