Jerry RATA

Regimental number19411
Date of birth20 December 1895
Place of birthMangamuka, Hokianga
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Rata Herewaka, Mangamuka, Hokianga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements, Maori Contingent
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 73 Opawa on 2 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 20 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 5, Grave No 17), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herewaka Rata and Te Auraki Hongi Hapeta, Mangamuka, Hokianga. Native of Te Araroa, Gisborne
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 22