Te Ruawai HUNIA

Regimental number20866
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mere Ihaia Tairua, Matata, Bay of Plenty
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Maori Contingent, 10th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 15 November 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row D, Grave No 8), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hunia Teurukaiata and Ani
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 34

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