Joseph TAIRUA

Regimental number16/113
AddressWaiaua, Opotiki
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Apanui Tairua, Waiaua, Opotiki
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 (Pioneer) Battalion
FateAccidentally killed 13 February 1919
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialTidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 382), Wiltshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Apanui Tairua, Waiawa, Opotiki, Thames
Other details

Accidentally killed (aeroplane accident), England.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/First Maori

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