Mikaera TE MOANANUI

Regimental number16/477
Date of birth19 June 1891
Place of birthPaeroa
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressPaeroa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinFather, Tihitapu Te Moananui, Paeroa
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 October 1914
Rank on embarkationCorporal
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 rankCorporal
Final unitNew Zealand Maori Contingent
FateDied of disease 6 March 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsAuckland Provincial Memorial
Other details

Promoted Corporal, 21 November 1914.

Embarked from Auckland on board HMNZT 'Warrimoo', 10 February 1915; disembarked, Wellington, 13 February 1915; re-embarked on board HMNZT 'Warrimoo' and proceeded overseas, 15 February 1915. Admitted to hospital, 23 February 1915 (pneumonia); died 6 March 1915 and buried at sea the following day.

'I beg to report that No. 16/477 Corporal Mikaera Te Moananui, of the New Zealand Maori Contingent, died of pneumonia at 8:30pm on the 6th instant, in Lattitude 7.37 South, Longitude 92.47 East. This NCO was admitted to hospital on the 23rd ultimo, suffering from pneumonia. The amount of pay due to Corporal Te Moananui at the time of his death was two pounds, 15 shillings and nine pence plus one pound which he had handed to his Company Commander for safe custody, and which has now been returned to the paymaster.

I have written to his father, Tihitepu Te Moananui, of Paeroa, Auckland, advising him of his death.'

Report, Officer Commanding Troops HMNZ Transport No 20, 8 March 1915.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/First Maori
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805