Walter Wiremu Whare Ututaonga

Full Name Walter William Ututaonga

Forename(s) Walter William

Surname Ututaonga

Also Known As: Wally William or Walter Wiremu

War World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No. 68056

Gender Male

First Known Rank Corporal

Occupation before Enlistment Labourer

Next of Kin Mr H. Ututaonga (father), Opua, New Zealand

Marital Status Single

Enlistment Address Opua, New Zealand

Military District Kawakawa

Body on Embarkation Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company

Embarkation Date 14 May 1943

Place of Embarkation Wellington, New Zealand

Vessel Dominion Monarch

Destination Port Tewfik, Egypt

Nominal Roll Number WW2 11

Page on Nominal Roll WW2 131

Place of Death Rotorua Kauae Cemetery , New Zealand

Date of Death 23 January 1984

Year of Death 1984

Cemetery Name Kauae Cemetery, 365 - 383 Ngongotaha Road, Rotorua District, New Zealand

Grave Reference Block 9 Section M80 Plot 1

Additional Information • Enlisted as Wally William Ututaonga • Name also spelled as Whare (Probate listed at Archives NZ) • 28 Maori Battalion 9th Reinforcements

Archives NZ source Military personnel file

Further References • 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. Personal page • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.

Sources Used • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943) • Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online • 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945