Rewi Tangiora
Born Circa 1883 - Died 20 Dec 1919
- Service number
- WWI 16/1460 AWMM
- Also known as
- Rewi Tangiora AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 4th NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Rewi AWMM
- Surname
- Tangiora AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Rewi Tangiora AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/1460 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
- Church of EnglandPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- Circa 1883 AWMM
- 1883 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 1883Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military record
- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
- Son of Hape Wharekete Tangiora & Hera Inumia nee ToheririPublic - Heeni - Other relative - 19 April 2019 - Family history / whakapapa
- son of Hapeta TangioraPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military record
- Son of Hape Wharekete Tangiora & Hera Inumia nee Toheriri
- Address before enlistment
- Opoutama, MahiaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military record
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Hapeta Tangiora (father), Mahia, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
- Hape Wharekete Tangiora (father)Public - Heeni - Other relative - 19 April 2019 - Family history / whakapapa
- Relationship status
- WidowerPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military record
- singlePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military record
- Widower
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 4th NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/1460 AWMM
- Military service
- 1916-1918Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Plaque & Scroll issuedPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record
- British War medal
Victory MedalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record
- Plaque & Scroll issued
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Stationhand/Civilian AWMM
- 25 Feb 1916 at Narrow NeckPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military record
- Age on enlistment
- 32yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military record
- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 26 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 56 or HMNZT 57 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM Private AWMM 4th Reinforcements, No. 2 Platoon AWMM Maori Contingent 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 after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
- Feb 1917 sick, infected Leg & Foot: Aug 1917 Influenza/Pneumonia; Nov 1917 Invalided homePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Private AWMM
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Rewi Tangiora was the son of Hapeta Tangiora, of Opoutama, Mahia, New Zealand.
Brothers Tere Hape, Hona Hape, Brougton (Paratene) Tangiora and Rewi Tangiora served in WWI. Only Paratene returned. Tere and Hone took the first name of their father as their surname and Brougton and Rewi the Tangiora ingoa.
Next of Kin: Mr H. Tangiora, Mahia, Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 20 Dec 1919 AWMM
Age 44 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
- 39yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
- Place of death
- Mahia, Hawke's Bay, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
- Cause of death
- Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service AWMM
- Pneumonia (contracted while on Active Service from exposure)Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
- Death notes
- Rewi Tangiora died 20 Dec 1919 in Mahia, aged 39yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 April 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
- Cemetery
- urupa, Te Urupa o Potiki, Mahia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
- Cemetery name
- Te Urupa O Putiki Maori Cemetery, MahiaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 30 June 2025 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/rewi-tangiora
- 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
Related objects
Related Serviceperson
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7823730
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130884.html
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643748/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643748
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
- 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. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
34: 40 - 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.
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