Waitere MANIHERA

Regimental number16/189
Date of birth24 March 1891
Place of birthRapaki
ReligionMethodist
OccupationContractor
AddressRapaki, Lyttelton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 7"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMrs Elizabeth Manihera, Rapaki, Lyttelton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 October 1914
Place of enlistmentAvondale
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Maori Contingent, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 20 Warrimoo on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Maori Contingent
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 24), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Eruera and Makareta Manihera, Rapaki, Lyttelton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Anzac, 6 August 1915.

War service: 292 days (of which 174 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/First Maori
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 10928135

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