Taha KARA

Regimental number16/937
AddressMuriwai, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Henri Kara, Muriwai, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Maori Contingent
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 29 Waitemata on 18 September 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBertrancourt Military Cemetery (Plot 2, Row B, Grave No 9), Bertrancourt, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hemi Kara and Mahara Kara, Muriwai, Gisborne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori

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