Hohepa Taupaki Tawhai
Born 28 Nov 1888 - Died 7 Dec 1916
- Service number
- WWI 16/1479 AWMM
- Also known as
- HohepaTaupaki Tawhai AWMM
- Hohepa Tuapaki Tawhai AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Hohepa Taupaki AWMM
- Surname
- Tawhai AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- HohepaTaupaki Tawhai AWMM
- Hohepa Tuapaki Tawhai AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/1479 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 28 Nov 1888 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
- Son of Hone Takerei Mohi Tawhai, of Takeke, HokiangaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 March 2025 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/hohepa-tuapaki-tawhai
- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Hone Mohi (father), Waima, Hokianga, New Zealand AWMM
- I think Hone Mohi Tawhai was his Grandfather. Our whakapapa shows Hone Mohi Tawhai having a son Hone Takerei. Hone Takerei had a son called 'Joseph' aka 'Hohepa.Public - Kellie - Other relative - 25 April 2017 - Tawhai family whakapapa courtesy of Uncle Alan KING
- Relationship status
- SinglePublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 March 2025 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/hohepa-tuapaki-tawhai
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/1479 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Railway Guard/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 26 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 56 or HMNZT 57 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM Private AWMM 4th Reinforcements, No. 2 Platoon AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Died of disease AWMM - Height, WWI AWMM
5' 5.5" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
126 lb AWMM
- Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Hone Takerei Mohi Tawhai, of Takeke, Hokianga, New Zealand.
Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916.
Marched out from Sling Camp, 5 September 1916, and proceeded overseas to France; marched in NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 6 September 1916.
Marched out to Division, 24 September 1916; joined Maori Pioneer Bn, in the field, 27 September 1916.
Attached NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 20 November 1916.
Admitted to No 51 General Hospital, Etaples, 4 December 1916.
Died, No 51 General Hospital, Etaples, 7 December 1916 (purpura haemorrhage).
Father: Hone Takerei Mohi Tawhai, Takeke, Hokianga
Next of Kin: Mr M. H. Tawhai, Rawene, Hokianga (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM - My father Ruapotakataka Tawhai was also the son of Hone Takarei Mohi Tawhai of Taheke and Whakaronghau Rewiri. Rua also went to war the same time as his brother Hohepa Taupaki Tawhai. with the Maori Pioneer Contingent of Te Arawa, because that was where he was brought up. Ruapotakaka Tawhai m Hera Rogers (1st marriage) the Pikihuia Wetiri (2nd marriage) to both marriages there are 14 sibilings of which only 3 are alive today. Unfortunately Taupaki Hohepa had no issue.Public - Sally Moana - Other Relative - 7 July 2015 - Family oral history and whakapapa.
- Son of Hone Takerei Mohi Tawhai, of Takeke, Hokianga, New Zealand.
About death
- Death
- 7 Dec 1916 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of Disease AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM XX. E. 10. AWMM
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7824032
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130778.html
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/498224/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/498224
Further Reference - Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
34: 40 - NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 4: Includes portrait - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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