Henry Governor Witinitara
I whānau mai i te 22 Jul 1897
- Nama Hōia
- WWI 60457 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Army AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
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- Pakanga
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Henry Governor AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Witinitara AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- WWI 60457 AWMM
- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Pono
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 22 Jul 1897 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Rā i whānau mai ai
- 29th May 1899Public - Cindy - Direct descendant - 7 June 2021 - Shared birthday. Born on his 65th birthday
- Wāhi Whānau
- Te Ore Ore MastertonPublic - Cindy - Direct descendant - 7 June 2021 - Records
- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
- Son of Governor & Ohiri WITINITARAPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 January 2026 - Military record
- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
- Te Ore Ore, MastertonPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 January 2026 - Military record
- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
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- Uri kiritahi
- Kawana Witinitara (father), Te Oreore, Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single
1919 Henry Kawana WITINITARA married Taringa Mura TamaohungiaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 January 2026 - Military record & NZ BDM Marriage Records - A granddaughter who share the same birthday.Public - Cindy - Direct descendant - 7 June 2021 - Whakapapa
- Single
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Army AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- WWI 60457 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
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- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
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Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
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Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Pakeke i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi i mua i te ekenga waka
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Te maha o ngā ekenga waka
- Taipitopito ekenga waka
- WW1 31 Dec 1917-25 Feb 1918 AWMM
HMNZT 99 AWMM Vessel was Athenic AWMM Private AWMM 25th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
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- Ngā rā i mauherehia ai
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- Rā i puta ai
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- Ngā kōrero mō te puta i te mauhere pakanga
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- Te rā i whakahokia atu ngā hōia i mauherehia ai
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- Nama motuhake mō te mauhere pakanga
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Whakapapa hauora
- Tuhinga hauora
- Height, WWI AWMM
5' 6" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
147 lb AWMM
- Height, WWI AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
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- Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Embarked Wellington, 21 December 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 25 February 1918; marched in to Composite Reserve Bn, Larkhill, 26 February 1918.
Marched in to 3rd reserve Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp, 6 April 1918.
Marched out to NZ Engineers Reserve, Christchurch, 16 April 1918.
Found guilty of being absent without leave in Christchurch: forfeited 1 day's pay, 18 May 1918.
Found guilty of being absent from parade: forfeited 1 day's pay by award, 24 May 1918.
Found guilty of being absent from parade: forfeited 2 days' pay by award, 25 May 1918.
Proceeded overseas to France, 11 June 1918; joined 3rd Entrenching Bn, in the field, 17 June 1918.
Transferred to NZ Maori Pioneer Bn and taken on strength, 24 June 1918.
Admitted sick to hospital, 12 July 1918; rejoined Bn, 17 July 1918.
Admitted to 2nd NZ Field Ambulance, 9 September 1918 (balanitis); discharged to duty, 14 September 1918.
Found guilty, 13 November 1918, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, neglected to obey order given by S.O.: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.
Found guilty, 31 December 1918, of (1) when on Active Service being absent without leave from 2130, 18 December, until apprehended at 2215, 18 December; (2) masquerading as an officer; (3) breaking laul custody, 22 December, and remaining absent till reporting to Police, Etaples, 2100, 28 December 1918: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 7 days' pay under Royal Warrant.
Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 17 January 1919 (influenza); discharged to Base Depot, 24 January 1919.
Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board HMNZT 'Pakeha',14 April 1919; disembarked Wellington, 30 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 27 June 1919.
Total war service: 1 year 3120 days (of which 1 year 151 days was overseas)
Parents: Kawana (b. Te Ore Ore) and Olive (b. Martinborough) AWMM
Te matenga
- Matenga
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- Rā i mate ai
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- Pakeke i te matenga
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- Wāhi Mate
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- Te momo matenga
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- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
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- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
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- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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Mea e whai hononga ai
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22024694
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
- Ngā tuhinga
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
76: 23 - NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- 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.
- HMNZT 99 - Te huia : the magazine of the 33rd Reinforcement. Printed and published by the Argus Printing Company for the Executive Committee of "Te Huia," 33rd Reinforcements, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1918.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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