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Corporal Wiremu Pomare “Paddy” Paku

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Corporal Wiremu Pomare “Paddy” Paku

Birth
New Zealand
Death
4 Oct 1945 (aged 19–20)
Wigram, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Burial
Homewood, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand Add to Map
Plot
unknown
Memorial ID
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Paddy was possibly a son of Te Waaka Rei Paku & Ruta Wiremu Pomare
He served in WWII
Service Number: 443515
Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: .
Place of Birth: New Zealand
Next of Kin: Mr P. H. Paku (father), Ngamahanga Homestead, Masterton
Date of Enlistment: .
Unit: Royal New Zealand Air Force, Southern Non-Effective Pool, Eigram
Date of Death: 4 October 1945
Day of Death: Thursday
Age at Death: 20
Cause of Death: Died of illness (previously reported as seriously ill)
Buried: Homewood Maori Cemetery

Evening Post, 10 Oct 1945
SERIOUSLY ILL - PAKU
, Waremu P., Cpl. Father Mr P. H. Paku, Ngamahanga Homestead, Masterton

Auckland Star, 10 Oct 1945
DIED OF ILLNESS - PAKU
, Waremu Pomare, (Cpl), Masterton
Paddy was possibly a son of Te Waaka Rei Paku & Ruta Wiremu Pomare
He served in WWII
Service Number: 443515
Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: .
Place of Birth: New Zealand
Next of Kin: Mr P. H. Paku (father), Ngamahanga Homestead, Masterton
Date of Enlistment: .
Unit: Royal New Zealand Air Force, Southern Non-Effective Pool, Eigram
Date of Death: 4 October 1945
Day of Death: Thursday
Age at Death: 20
Cause of Death: Died of illness (previously reported as seriously ill)
Buried: Homewood Maori Cemetery

Evening Post, 10 Oct 1945
SERIOUSLY ILL - PAKU
, Waremu P., Cpl. Father Mr P. H. Paku, Ngamahanga Homestead, Masterton

Auckland Star, 10 Oct 1945
DIED OF ILLNESS - PAKU
, Waremu Pomare, (Cpl), Masterton

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  • Created by: pkg
  • Added: Nov 8, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44085721/wiremu_pomare-paku: accessed ), memorial page for Corporal Wiremu Pomare “Paddy” Paku (1925–4 Oct 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44085721, citing Taupare Urupā, Homewood, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by pkg (contributor 46968786).