Ramera Wairau
Born Jul 1895 - Died 30 Oct 1916
- Service number
- WWI 16/779 AWMM
- Also known as
- Raniera Wairau AWMM
- Raniera Wairau AWMM
- RANIERA WAIRAUPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 February 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/raniera-wairau
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 February 2016 - Miltiary record
- Forenames
- Ramera AWMM
- Surname
- Wairau AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Raniera Wairau AWMM
- Raniera Wairau AWMM
- RANIERA WAIRAUPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 February 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/raniera-wairau
- Service number
- WWI 16/779 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- Jul 1895 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Jun 1895 Public Source
- Date of birth
- Jun 1895Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 February 2016 - Military record
- Place of birth
- Mahi, Hawkes BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 February 2016 - Military record
- Birth notes
- Son of Ra and Wahati Wairau, of Opoutama
Ra Wairau was in the NZ Maori Contingent, Died 1915Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 February 2016 - Military record & Research - Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Clive, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Miss Wahatu Wairau (sister), Mahia, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 18 Sep 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/779 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
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
- Farm HandPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 February 2016 - Military record
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 18 Sep 1915-26 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 29 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata AWMM Private AWMM 2nd Maori Contingent AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force 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
- Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Died of sickness AWMM - Height, WWI AWMM
5' 5.75" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
147 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 Ra and Wahati Wairau, of Opoutama, Hawkes Bay.
Brother of Paihau, of Opoutama, Hawkes Bay, and Ra, who died of disease on 11 December 1915, en route to Malta from Gallipoli.
No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Mount Felix, Walton. (see vertical files (Hospitals, Military), Armoury Information Centre, Auckland War Memorial Museum)
Embarked, 18 September 1915; disembarked Suez, 26 October 1915.
Posted toOtago Infantry Bn, Moascar, 20 January 1916.
Embarked Port Said, Egypt, with a pioneer unit and proceeded overseas to France, 9 April 1916.
Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to NZ Divisional Rest Station, 24 June 1916 (enteritis); discharged to duty, 27 June 1916.
Admitted to No 50 Casualty Clearing Station, 19 August 1916 (influenza); transferred to No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 21 August 1916; embarked for England, 13 September 1916.
Died, No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 30 October 1916 (tuberculous and pleurisy).
Parents: Ra and Wahati Wairau,Opoutama, Hawke's Bay
Next of Kin: Mr P. Wairau, Opoutama, Wairoa (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM - Ramera Wairau was a young maori boy/ teenager who was following the footsteps of his father, who also served for his country , city, town, and neighborhood.
Ramera served New Zealand in 1914 during WW1. Where he was ranked private throught out the war. The last unit that Ramera served was the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion .
Family
Son of Ra (Regt. 16/53) and Wahati Wairau, sister Waihatu Wairau. Ramera wanted to be like his father growing up, then sadly Ramera's father passed away from a disease on 11 December 1915 en route to Malta from Gallipoli.
Sadly Ramera's life came to an end in 1916, when he died from sickness in EnglandPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 12 February 2016 - https://prezi.com/qjvo9xlhyala/ramera-wairau/
- Son of Ra and Wahati Wairau, of Opoutama, Hawkes Bay.
About death
- Death
- 30 Oct 1916 AWMM
Age 21 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
- Walton and Weybridge (Walton-on-Thames) Cemetery, Surrey, England AWMM Screen Wall. 909. AWMM
- 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
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
- St Mary's Church Memorial Board, Tikitiki near Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
Related objects
Related Serviceperson
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22021129
Further Reference - 'Tikitiki church war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tikitiki-church-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Oct-2014
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/tikitiki-church-war-memorial
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/402092/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/402092
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
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 748 - NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018)
- 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. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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