Hurae Hetaraka

Forenames

Hurae AWMM

Surname

Hetaraka AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/325 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

17 Jun 1894 Public Source

Date of birth

17 Jun 1894

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Place of birth

Mangonui, Northland

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Birth notes

Son of Timoti and Wanakia Hetaraka, of Whatuwhiwhi, Mangonui

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Peria, Mangonui, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Timoti Hetaraka (father), Peria, Mangonui, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Egyptian

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 1st NZ Maori Contingent
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Service number

WWI 16/325 AWMM

Military service

1914-1915

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Medals and Awards

• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star
  British War Medal
  Victory Medal
  Plaque & Scroll # 505859
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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
• 12 Oct 1914 at Avondale
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Age on enlistment

20yrs

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Occupation before enlistment

Farm Labourer

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Embarkation details

WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Private AWMM A Company AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

• Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
  Died of disease AWMM
• Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
  On 15 August 1915, he was placed on the dangerously ill list at Mudros. He died there from dysentery on 16 August 1915, aged 21. AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand Maori Contingent AWMM

Son of Timoti and Wanakia Hetaraka of Whatuwhiwhi, Mangonui

Next of Kin: Mr F. Hetaraka, Whatuwhiwhi, Wanganui (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1))

In 2026, descendant Lorraine Hetaraka commissioned the taonga Te Haerenga A Te Toa, carved by Gareth Barlow, to honour the military service and sacrifice of the Hetaraka whānau across multiple conflicts. Hurae Hetaraka is among the ancestors commemorated through this taonga. AWMM

Death

16 Aug 1915 AWMM
Age  20 AWMM

Place of death

Greece

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Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

East Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece AWMM II. F. 91. AWMM

Obituary

MAORI CONTINGENT. Hetaraka, Hurae, 16/325 Private: reported dangerously ill, August 15th.
Died of dysentery, August 16th : HURAE HETARAICA (Timoti Hetaraka, Peria, Manganui; father)

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 May 2024 - HOSPITAL REPORTS - NZ TIMES, VOLUME XL, ISSUE 9129, 23 AUGUST 1915, PAGE 7 & TAIHAPE DAILY TIMES, VOLUME 7, ISSUE 290, 11 SEPTEMBER 1915, PAGE 4

Memorial name

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

Related objects

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R16794826
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/626223/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/626223
  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
• Veterans' Affairs. (2026, June 29). Honouring a whānau's military history.
  https://www.veteransaffairs.mil.nz/news-events/articles/honouring-a-whanaus-military-history/
  Further Reference
• Private Hetaraka, New Zealand Māori Contingent. Dangerously ill. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, 7 October 1915, p.18. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections SDR-19151007-18-33.
  https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/379151
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 326
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 2: Includes portrait
• 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.
• 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.