Sateki FALETAU

Regimental number20799
Date of birth24 October 1894
Place of birthNukualofa, Tonga
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMedical student
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 4.5"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Faletau, Niua-fu, Tonga
Enlistment date19 July 1916
Place of enlistmentNarrow Neck Camp
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Maori Contingent, 9th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand on board Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 March 1917
Discharge date8 June 1917
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Wellington, 20 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 29 December 1916,marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to the ranks.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 14 January 1917 (pleurisy); transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 1 February 1917 (pneumonia); discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 7 February 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board SS 'Maunganui', 17 March 1917; discharged (no longer fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active service), 8 June 1917.

Total war service: 325 days (of which 213 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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