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Wi Nira EDWARDS

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:55:43+00:00
Date of birth24 April 1917
Date of death26 July 1944
Mothers nameCalena (Heni) (née Barrett)
Spouses nameHelen (née Kuiti)
Fathers nameWalter George Edwards
Marriage date1939
Place of marriageOhau, Levin, New Zealand
Siblings, , , ,
Children1 son, , , ,
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Buried whereAssisi War Cemetery, Italy. VI.H.4
Places of relevance, , , ,
Last known residence4 Millers St, Dannevirke
Educational achievements5 years secondary
Awards1939-45 Star, Italy Star, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal
Place of birthDannevirke, New Zealand
OccupationChain man
Place of deathAssisi
Date of arrival overseas20 February 1944
Theatres of warMiddle East, Italy
Place of embarkationon HMT 82
SurnameEDWARDS
War memorialLevin RSA Memorial
Place enlistedDannevirke
Christian namesWi Nira
Place of arrival overseasEgypt, Middle East
WarsWW 11
Service number67407
Date enlisted01 August 1940
Final rankCorporal
Regiment or service28th (Maori) Bn, NZ Infantry
User reference11.149

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NOK: Mrs H Edwards (wife), Muhunoa West, Ohau, Levin


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