Hohepa Taupaki TAWHAI

Regimental number16/1479
Date of birth28 November 1888
Place of birthWaima, Hokianga
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway guard
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 5.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, Hone Mohi, Waima, Hokianga
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 February 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Maori Contingent (No 2 Platoon)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 7 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row E, Grave No 10), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Hone Takerei Mohi Tawhai, Takeke, Hokianga
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916.

Marched out from Sling Camp, 5 September 1916, and proceeded overseas to France; marched in NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 6 September 1916.

Marched out to Division, 24 September 1916; joined Maori Pioneer Bn, in the field, 27 September 1916.

Sent to hospital, 15 October 1916; admitted No 18 General Hospital, Calais, 17 October 1916; transferred to No 51 General Hospital, Etaples, 26 October 1916 (venereal disease); discharged to base, 18 November 1916; attached NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 20 November 1916.

Admitted to No 51 General Hospital, Etaples, 4 December 1916.

Died, No 51 General Hospital, Etaples, 7 December 1916 (purpura haemorrhage).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 40
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805