Regimental number | 16/629 |
Place of birth | Tuparoa |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Tuparoa |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Cousin, Rutu Tawahiora, Tuparoa |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
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 | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Dantzig Alley British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 6), Mametz, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Mrs Katarina Kaiwai, Ruatorea, East Coast |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 26 October 1915. Posted to Canterbury Infantry Bn, Moascar, 19 January 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Killed in action, 14 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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