Ingoa whānau
Tangira
Ingoa tuatahi
Haki
Date of death
25-Jul-44
Place of death
Italy
World War 2
Tau Rangatū
802224
Tūnga
Private
Wāhi noho
Te Kaha, New Zealand
Ngā tuhinga
His brother, Whakaruku Tangira, and a nephew, Tutu (Duncan) Tangira, also served in the Battalion. Duncan was killed the day before Haki.
His son Pipi Te Hei also served in the Battalion (Monty Soutar, Nga Tama Toa - The Price of Citizenship: C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945, David Bateman, Auckland, 2008: 336).
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