Regimental number | 16/779 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Maki, Hawke's Bay |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Clive |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Wahatu Wairau, Mahia, Hawke's Bay |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Maori Contingent |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 29 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Walton and Weybridge Cemetery (Screen Wall. 909), Walton-on-Thames, England |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ra and Wahati Wairau,Opoutama, Hawke's Bay |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked, 18 September 1915; disembarked Suez, 26 October 1915. Posted toOtago Infantry Bn, Moascar, 20 January 1916. Embarked Port Said, Egypt, with a pioneer unit and proceeded overseas to France, 9 April 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to NZ Divisional Rest Station, 24 June 1916 (enteritis); discharged to duty, 27 June 1916. Admitted to No 50 Casualty Clearing Station, 19 August 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 21 August 1916; embarked for England, 13 September 1916. Died, No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 30 October 1916 (tuberculous and pleurisy). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |