| Regimental number | 16/1491 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Brother, Paratene Karapaina, Te Kaha, Bay of Plenty |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Maori Contingent |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington 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 5), Mametz, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Moni Karapaina, Te Kaha, Bay of Plenty |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 19948 Pte Paratene KARAPAINA, New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion, died of disease, 31 January 1919; 20025 Pte Waitangi KARAPAINA |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 26 |