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Herewini Te Maro

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Te Maro, H. - Te Ngaio, W. photo J Halpin 2010)

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Te Maro, H. - Te Ngaio, W. photo J …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Herewini AWMM
  • Surname
    Te Maro AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Herewini Te Maro AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 19770 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 July 1896 Public Source Waiapu, Gisborne Public Source
  • Date of birth
    25 July 1896 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Waiapu, East Coast Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of Ahipene Te Maro & Mere nee' Grant Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Waiapu, East Coast Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Ahipene Te Maro (father), Rangitukia, via Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Maori Battalion Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military record
  • Service number
    WWI 19770 AWMM
  • Military service
    1917-1920 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 5 March 1917 AWMM
      Age 20 AWMM
      Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    • 13 Mar 1917 at Narrow Neck Camp Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Miltiary Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    20yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Miltiary Record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    19 March 1920 AWMMDied of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of disease - T.B Lung AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Ahipene Te Maro, of Rangitukia, spelt Ohipene Te Maro on Commonwealth War Graves Commission. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Waikato Hospital, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military record
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    urupa, Tikapa Road, beside Pokai Marae, near Ruatoria, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Hinekopeka Urupā, Port Awanui, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198333687/herewini-te_maro
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Son of Mere Grant and Ahipene Te Maro of Rangitukia. Herewini was born and raised in the Waiapu Valley, the area around Tikitiki, Ruatoria, and Tokomaru Bay, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand.

    As Private Te Maro 19770 Herewini served with the Maori Pioneer Batallion on the Western Front in France where he contracted Tuberculosis (TB). He was invalided from the theatre of war in Europe in 1918 and passed away at Waikato Hospital in New Zealand from TB of the Lung.

    The increase in TB cases spiked during WW1 and is thought to be due to the overcrowded conditions that led to increased transmissibility along with the prolonged mental and physical strain that weakened soldiers immune systems.

    Those with TB returned home to relief and celebration of their families but it wasn't long before they joined their comrades who had been killed in the field. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 August 2023 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198333687/herewini-te_maro
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • St Mary's Church Memorial Board, Tikitiki near Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
14 August 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
14 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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