Regimental number | 16/643 |
Address | Kahukura |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Brother, Nihe Kopua, Tokomaru Bay |
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 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Rata and Kirirua Kopua. Native of Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori |
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