Surname
Te Mete
Forename(s)
Kei Wi
Also known as
Kora Temete Naera
World War 2
Serial No
65164
Rank
Private
Address on enlistment
C/o W.N. Capeis, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Notes
Enlisted under a false name, actual name is Kora Temete Naera. His younger brother Paul Naera (25952) his cousin Barney William Pumipi (68237) also served with the 28th Maori Battalion. Kora enlisted under his middle name as his whanau didn't want him to go to war because his first child was just a baby. [Information courtesy of Turei Naera, 17/12/2015]
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