Regimental number | 16/753 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Lake Taupo, Waikato |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | No occupation recorded |
Marital status | Widowed |
Age at embarkation | 21.2 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Kahu Te Kuru, Manunui |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Takapuna |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Maori Contingent |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 29 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row X, Grave No 35), Steenwerck, Nord, France |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 26 October 1915. Embarked Port Said, 9 April 1916, to join the British Expeditionary Force, France. Wounded in action, 2 September 1916 (gas shell), and admitted to Wessex Field Ambulance; transferred to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 4 September 1916; discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 13 September 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 4 October 1916. Wounded in action (second occasion), 4 August 1917 (gun shot wound, face, cranium), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 4 August 1917. War service: 2 years 35 days (of which 687 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Served in Territorial Force, King Country; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7824770 |