Karauria Keelan

Title

Private

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Forenames

Karauria AWMM

Surname

Keelan AWMM

Service number

WWI 20009 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

8 Jan 1897 Public Source

Date of birth

8 January 1897

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Place of birth

Waipiro Bay

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Birth notes

• Her name is spelt TURUHIRA
  Public - Tania - 17 September 2025 - I am married to his grandson Jason that he raised at Hiruharama Ruatoria. The correct spelling is TURUHIRA
• son of William & Turihira Keelan
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Address before enlistment

Hokoroa Station, Te Karaka

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Post war occupation

Farmer

Public - Tania - 17 September 2025 - My husband lived with Papa Claude (Karauria) and helped in the gardens.

Next of kin

William Keelan (father), Hiruharama, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

single

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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Western European

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion 23rd Reinfrocements
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Service number

WWI 20009 AWMM

Military service

1917-1919

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Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

L/Corp > Private

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Medals and Awards

British War & Victory Medals

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM Stationhand/Civilian AWMM
• 25 MAy 1917 at Gisborne
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Age on enlistment

20yr 4mths

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Embarkation details

WW1 22 Nov 1917-07 Jan 1918 AWMM
HMNZT 95 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM 23rd Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

Jan 1918 Hospitalised at the New Zealand Military Hospital at Codford for German Measles

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Last rank

Private

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Death

6 Jul 1977 Public Source

Date of death

6 July 1977

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Age at death

80yrs

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Place of death

Te Puia Springs, East Coast

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Memorial name

Waipiro Bay School's Roll of Honour

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Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R18055711
  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

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  75: 48
• 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 95. Grey funnel : with which is incorporated The tin hut table, Empire’s call, and The Quinn's Post nightly : the official organ of Troopship 95 on her 8th trip to the homeland. 1917. London: Published by a N.Z. Reinforcement, printed by St. Clements Press.