Regimental number | 16/937 |
Address | Muriwai, Gisborne |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Henri Kara, Muriwai, Gisborne |
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 Maori (Pioneer) Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bertrancourt 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 details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori |