Whetuki KOPUA

Regimental number16/643
AddressKahukura
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, Nihe Kopua, Tokomaru Bay
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 Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori