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Hare Wirikake

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Woods, W. - Wirikake, H. (photo J Halpin 2010) (CC-BY John Halpin)

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Woods, W. - Wirikake, H. (photo J H …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hare AWMM
  • Surname
    Wirikake AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/136 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1877 Military Personnel File Ohinemutu, Rotorua Military Personnel File
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Ruiha Pinenga Rukingi, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/136 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 21 October 1914 AWMM 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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served in the Pioneer (Maori) Battalion. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 September 1928 Military Personnel File
    Age 51 AWMM
    Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Military Personnel File
  • 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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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Roll of Honour

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  • Hare Wirikake Piripi is my Grandfathers, Grandfather. My Koro was named after him and he was Hare Phillips. We recently had the Privilege of reconnecting with nim by visiting his burial site in Rotorua at Ohinemutu Marae.
    Public - Joel Anthony - Direct descendant - 16 January 2017
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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/R22021517
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 795 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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12 November 2023ManuelAustralia Direct descendant
16 January 2017Joel AnthonyAustraliaDirect descendant

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