M. Kaire

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

M. AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Kaire AWMM

Ira tangata

Female AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Ngā Puhi, Māori AWMM

Pakanga

South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Civilian AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Bugler/Military AWMM

A nursing sister based in New Zealand. The uniform relates to Homefront patriotism during the Anglo-Boer War.

The Ngapuhi Nursing Sisters was an organisation of Maori women descended from Ngapuhi chiefs. The sisters received instruction on ambulance work and treating wounded in the field of battle. They wore the Mounted Corps of New Zealand uniform, the same as worn by the country’s soldiers in South Africa during the Boer War. AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Johnson, Ella, and Warren, Geraldine. 'The Ngāpuhi Nursing Sisters​', Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Published: 30 08 2018.
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/stories/the-ngapuhi-nursing-sisters
  Further Reference

Ngā tuhinga

• Civilian service: This individual did not formally enlist or serve as a member of the armed forces but has been included in Online Cenotaph in recognition of their contribution during wartime. Existing military service fields have been used to record their involvement where appropriate and should not be interpreted as evidence of formal military service.
• The Weekly News
  The Weekly News 5 July 1901, page 8
• Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.