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George PERAWITI

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Date of birth03 March 1920
Date of death10 April 1945
Mothers nameTe Ura (Lucy) (née Ransfield)
Spouses nameRewa
Fathers nameRuka/Luke Perawiti
Marriage date25 April 1942
Place of marriageNew Zealand
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereFaenza War Cemetery, Italy. IV. G. 11.
Last known residenceOhau, Levin
Awards1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; NZ War Service Medal
Place of birthOhau, Levin, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathItaly
Theatres of warMiddle East, Italy
SurnamePERAWITI
War memorialLevin RSA Memorial
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesGeorge
SchoolManakau; Otaki
WarsWW 11
Service number816555
Date enlisted8 August 1941
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service28th Maori Bn NZ Infantry
User reference11.287

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NOK: Mrs Rewa Perawiti (wife), c/o Mrs Luke Perawiti, Kei Kei, Ohau or Awahuri PO, Feilding

Died aged 25 years

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