Herewini ARAMAKUTU

Regimental number16/87
Date of birth1888
Place of birthOmaio
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOmaio
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 10.5"
Weight179 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Anderson, Omaio, Opotiki
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 October 1914
Place of enlistmentOpotiki
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Maori Contingent, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on board HMNZT 20 Warrimoo on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitMaori Contingent
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 24), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hamiora Aramakutu and Kakahuwai Aramakutu, Te Araroa, East Coast, Gisborne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported 'wounded and missing', Anzac, 6 August 915.

Now, 19 August 1915, reported 'Killed in action', 6 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/First Maori
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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