Nepia RATIMA

Regimental number16/91
Date of birth1892
Place of birthPoroporo, Whakatane
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTorere
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWharekohuru Remana, Poroporo, Bay of Plenty
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 October 1914
Place of enlistmentOpotiki
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Maori Contingent, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on board HMNZT 20 Warrimoo on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Maori Contingent
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 24), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Wharekohuru Romana, Poroporo, Whakatane, Auckland, and the late Hauta Ratima
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Found guilty, Malta, 24 May 1915, of using obscene language and creating a disturbance in Main Street, Valetta: fined 2/6 and cost of conveyance.

Killed in action, Anzac, 7 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/First Maori
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 208042705

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