| Regimental number | 16/10 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Matata |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Licensed interpreter |
| Address | 78 Wainui Road, Gisborne |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 141 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Monica Kaipara, Waitapu |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Gisborne |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Maori Contingent, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Auckland on board HMNZT 20 Warrimoo on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | Prowse Point Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 26), Mesen, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Takawhata Pitara Kaipara; Wife: Hina Katerina Kaipara. Commemorated on the Arawa Tribal Roll of Honour, Rotorua |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 June 1915. Admitted to Hamreen Hospital, Malta, 31 July 1915 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to Military Hospital, Intarfa, 17 August 1915 (dysentery); discharged to Ghain Tuffieha Hospital, 20 September 1915; embarked for Mudros, 16 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Attached to Canterbury Infantry Bn, Moascar, 1 January 1916. Temporarily attached to Otago Infantry Bn, Moascar, 3 January 1916. Admitted to hospital, 21 January 1916 (venereal disease). Admitted to Australian Hospital, Moascar, 15 March 1916 (influenza); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 21 March 1916. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 13 April 1916 (invalided: synovitis, right knee). Medical Board, Rotorua, 17 August 1916, found him unfit for active service for 6 months, but fit for Home Service, and fit for civil employment. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/First Maori. See other entry for second period of service. |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |