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NGARIMU, Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
NGARIMU, Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa
Date Of Birth
7 Apr 1918
Age
24
Birth Place
Sir Apiraia Nata's Village, East Coast, New Zealand
Nationality
New Zealander
Date
1943
Date Of Death
1943
Fate
Killed in action.
Information
28th Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Parents: Hamuera Ngarimu and Marea Ngarimu, of Ruatoria, Gisborne, New Zealand.
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Service Number
39784
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
2559 (V.C.); Issue: 36040 (V.C)
Duty Location
Tobaga Gap, Tunisia; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk)
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
New Zealand Army
Regiment
New Zealand Infantry
Battalion
28th (Maori) Battalion
Commemorated
Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia; HQ Dunedin RSA, New Zealand
Place of Death
Tobaga Gap, Tunisia
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
New Zealand Infantry
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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