Taha CLARK

Regimental number16/970
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinBrother, Toa Clark, Kawhia
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Details (to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), 3rd Maori Contingent
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs Rehurehu Amaru, Horotui, Ngaruawahia, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 28