Turi Carroll
Born 24 Aug 1890 - Died 11 Nov 1975
- Service number
- WWI 42863 AWMM
- Also known as
- Alfred Thomas Carroll AWMM
- Kara AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- Sir AWMM
- Forenames
- Turi AWMM
- Surname
- Carroll AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Alfred Thomas Carroll AWMM
- Kara AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 42863 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
- Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngā Iwi o Tākitimu, Tākitimu, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
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About birth
- Birth
- 24 Aug 1890 AWMM Wairoa AWMM
- Date of birth
- 24 August 1890Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 October 2024 - https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/turi-carroll
- Place of birth
- WairoaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 October 2024 - https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/turi-carroll
- Birth notes
- Son of Thomas & Mako CARROLLPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 31 December 2024 - https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Alfred-Carroll/6000000010199530161
- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
- Farmer & PoliticianPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 31 December 2024 - https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Alfred-Carroll/6000000010199530161
- Next of kin
- Mrs Mako Carroll (mother), Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- 1922 AWMM Married/InterWar AWMM
Later Lady Polly Carroll AWMM - Husband of Parehuia Carroll; Te Huatahi Pirihi Kaihote-Thompson and Pare (Polly) OrmondPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 31 December 2024 - https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Alfred-Carroll/6000000010199530161
- 1922 AWMM Married/InterWar AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 42863 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Sheep farmer/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 26 Jul 1917-24 Sep 1917 AWMM to Plymouth AWMM
HMNZT 90 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Sergeant AWMM 20th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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Last known rank
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Biographical information
- Nephew of Sir James Carroll. Sir Alfred Thomas "Turi" Carroll (1890–1975) was a prominent Ngāti Kahungunu leader and local politician from Wairoa, New Zealand. Educated at Te Aute College and Lincoln University, he managed his family’s Huramua Station and served as a sergeant in World War I.
A long-time advocate for Māori development, Carroll worked alongside Sir Apirana Ngata on farming initiatives, chaired the East Coast Māori Trust Council, and led the New Zealand Māori Council. He contributed significantly to local governance and agriculture, earning the Bledisloe Medal in 1940.
Honoured with an OBE in 1952 and a KBE in 1962, Carroll’s legacy is one of leadership and dedication to his people and community. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 11 Nov 1975 AWMM
Hawke's Bay AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
- Huramua Station, near WairoaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 10 November 2025 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turi_Carroll
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- Obituary
- Carroll died on 11 November 1975 at Huramua station, near Wairoa. He was laid in state at the Taihoa marae before a funeral service at the Tākitimu marae. The procession of mourners following Carroll's hearse to his burial at the family cemetery was a mile long.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 10 November 2025 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turi_Carroll
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21892539
Further Reference - Jinty Rorke. 'Carroll, Turi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4c12/carroll-turi (accessed 14 January 2025)
https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4c12/carroll-turi
Further Reference - Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho (9th Aug 2019). 1940 A. T. Carroll. In Website Lincoln University Living Heritage: Tikaka Tuku Iho. Retrieved 14th Jan 2025 11:43, from https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/1031
https://livingheritage.lincoln.ac.nz/nodes/view/1031
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
- Information kindly provided by family
- HMNZT 90. Te karere : the message : H.M.N.Z.T. no. 90. [1917].
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
69: 38 - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- 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.
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