John Tana WARENA

Regimental number19661
Date of birth10 May 1894
Place of birthWaikato
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 3"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ari Warena, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in the 6th (Hauraki) Battalion.
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Maori Contingent, 17th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 1 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 2, Grave No 12), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ari Warena, Morrinsville
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Marched out Sling Camp and proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; attached to strength NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 8 September 1917.

Admitted to No 24 General Hospital, Etaples, 2 October 1917 (influenza and tuberculous of lung).

Embarked on HS 'Stad Antwerpen' for England, 12 October 1917, and admitted same day to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst.

Placed on 'Seriously Ill' List, 20 October 1917.

Placed on 'Dangerously Ill' List, 22 October 1917.

Died, 1 November 1917 (tuberculous of lung).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 38
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805