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Cenotaph record

Te Kakama Turu

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Turnwald, J.F. - Tyerman, F.V. (CC-BY John Halpin 2010)

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Turnwald, J.F. - Tyerman, F.V. (CC- …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Te Kakama AWMM
  • Surname
    Turu AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 84741 AWMM
    • WWI N/N AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1893 AWMM Taringamotu, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 15 July 1918 AWMM Kaitupeka, Taringamotu, Taumarunui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 84741 AWMM
    • WWI N/N AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 15 July 1918 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
    Te Kuiti, Waikato AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 4 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      154 pounds AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Died from influenza, septic pneumonia AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Te Kakama Turu was the son of Mrs Mara Matena, of Taringamotu, Taumarunui, New Zealand.

    Listed at Archives New Zealand as N/N AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 November 1918 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    urupa, Taringamotu, 200M West of Kaitupeka Marae, Ngakonui, Ruapehu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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