Vaihola
Born 1896 - Died 28 Jun 1916
- Service number
- WWI 16/1179 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Private Military personnel file New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Military personnel file
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
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- Surname
- Vaihola AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 16/1179 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1896 Military personnel file Avatele Military personnel file
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
- Son of Moleni and Tupeaulo, of Avatele, Niue IslandPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 July 2024 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/vaihola
- Address before enlistment
- WW1 Pre 01 Oct 1915 AWMM Avatele, Niue Island, Pacific Islands AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW1 Moleni (father), Avatele, Niue Island, Pacific Islands AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 05 Feb 1916 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
- 1914-1919 AWMM Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) AWMM
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/1179 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 01 Oct 1915 Military personnel file
Age 19 AWMM
Settler/Civilian Military personnel file
Alofi Military personnel file - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 05 Feb 1916-15 Mar 1916 Military personnel file from Auckland Military personnel file to Suez Military personnel file
HMNZT 44 Military personnel file Vessel was Navua AWMM Private Military personnel file Rarotongans, Attached B Company Military personnel file 3rd Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- 1 Oct 1915 AWMM Height, WWI AWMM
5 foot 3.5 inches AWMM - 1 Oct 1915 AWMM Weight, WWI AWMM
129 pounds AWMM - 11 Jun 1916 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Invalided to New Zealand on the Ulimaroa AWMM - Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
Pneumonia and peritonitis AWMM
- 1 Oct 1915 AWMM Height, WWI AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private Military personnel file
New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Military personnel file - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Moleni and Tupeaulo, of Avatele, Niue Island.
Departed Alofi, Niue Island on 14 October 1915 on board SS Te Anau. (Pointer 2000, p. 13)
Arrived Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand on 19 October 1915 (Pointer 2000, p. 18).
Sailed from Alexandria, Egypt, to Marseilles, France, on board SS Ivernia on 20 May 1916. (Pointer 2000, p. 174)
Sailed from England to New Zealand on board HT Corinthic on 17 June 1916. (Pointer 2000, p. 174)
"The following day, 28 June, 16/1179 Private Vaihola of Avatele died of pneumonia and peritonitis and was buried as the ship reached the equator." (Pointer 2000, p. 59)
Next of Kin: Mr Moleni, Avatele, Nuie Island (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 28 Jun 1916 Military personnel file
Age 25 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
- Died at SeaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 July 2024 - AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME XLVII, ISSUE 164, 11 JULY 1916, PAGE 6
- Cause of death
- Died of Sickness AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Wellington Provincial Memorial, Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
- Alofi National Memorial, Niue AWMM
- Avatele War Memorial, Niue AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22014800
Sources Used - Avatele War Memorial, Niue
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/avatele-war-memorial-niue
Further Reference - Alofi National Memorial, Niue
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/alofi-national-memorial-niue
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/644116/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/644116
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.
25: 4 - Pointer, M. (2000). Tagi tote e loto haaku - My heart is crying a little : Niue Island involvement in the Great War, 1914-1918. Alofi, Niue ; Suva, Fiji: Government of Niue ; Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific.
Pointer, M. (2000). pp. 13, 18, 59, 138, 174. - Pointer, M. (2015). Niue 1774-1974 : 200 years of conflict and change. Dunedin, New Zealand : Otago University Press.
- Weddell, H. (2016). Soldiers from the Pacific : the story of Pacific Island soldiers in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War One. Wellington, New Zealand : Defence of New Zealand Study Group.
- 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.
- 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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