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Ikito

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Commemorative Plaque, Tuapa-Uhomutu Returned Soldiers, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Tuapa, Niue Island (Photo P. Haynes 2009) - No known copyright restrictions

Commemorative Plaque, Tuapa-Uhomutu Returned Soldiers, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Tuapa, Niue Island (Photo …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
  • Surname
    Ikito AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/1057 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Protestant, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1896 AWMM Niue, Polynesia AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 30 September 1915 AWMM Tuapa, Niue Island, Pacific Islands AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Ikinei Fataaiki (father), Tuapa, Niue Island, Pacific Islands AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 February 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/1057 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 30 September 1915 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Settler/Civilian AWMM
    Niue, Polynesia AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 5.5 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      148 pounds AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Measles March 1916, admitted to hospital Suez, Cairo, Zeitoun AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Ikinei Fataaiki.

    Father of Hanelilly Fataaiki.

    His great grandson is named after him, Ikito.

    Commenced service 14 October 1915. Served in New Zealand 157 days, overseas 184 days total service 341 days.

    Invalided to New Zealand on the Corinthic, departed 7 August 1916. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 February 1967 AWMM
    Niue, Polynesia AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Arohamai Ikito, thank you for the contact details.
    Public - Little-Joe - Other relative - 8 April 2017
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  • sorry to inform anyone who thinks they are related to this man for he had only one child and his father had only one child '''and there for if you's have any questions then please feel free to contact us [email protected] or altertively ring 0223198870 thank you ikito.
    Public - ikito luhetoa - Direct descendant - 5 December 2015
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  • Hello I am Siotoa Masiloina daughter, this will make Ikito my great, great grandfather. I have been searching for some time to find information about you. Thanks poppa for your service to make our country what it is today. Love you pop xxxx
    Public - Little-Joe - Other Relative - 5 March 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R18051800
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Correspondence with family AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      25: 3 AWMM
    • 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. AWMM
    • Pointer, M. (2015). Niue 1774-1974 : 200 years of conflict and change. Dunedin, New Zealand : Otago University Press. AWMM
    • 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. AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
08 April 2017Little-JoeHamiltonOther relative
05 December 2015ikito luhetoaauckland new zealandDirect descendant

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