Regimental number | 16/620 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Waiapu |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sheep work |
Address | Tuparoa |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Panikena Kaa, Rangitukia via Gisborne |
Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Maori Contingent |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 29 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Captain |
Final unit | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No 10), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Panikena and Matewa Kaa, Rangitukia, Waiapu |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Promoted Sergeant, 1 August 1916. Transferred to NZ Pioneer Bn, 1 September 1915. Appointed Bn Grenade Officer, to discharge duties as such in addition to his other duties, 31 July 1916. Promoted Lieutenant, 1 October 1916; Captain, 7 August 1917. Killed in action, 14 August 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal No form B103 on file: very few details available. |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori |
Sources | New Zealand Archives (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |