William Moeki

Title

Private

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Forenames

William AWMM

Surname

Moeki AWMM

Also known as

• William Moeke AWMM
• Wiliiam Moeke
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Service number

WWI 12/177 AWMM

Gender

• Male AWMM
• Male
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Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

18 May 1891 Public Source

Date of birth

18 May 1891

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Place of birth

Port Awanui, East Coast

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Birth notes

Son of the late Renata and Ripeka Waititi. Native of Coromandel, Auckland

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM 56 Grey Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

• Watene Moeki, Port Awanui, via Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
• Watene Waititi of Ruatoria
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Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
• Egyptian & Balkin
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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 3rd Auckland Infantry Regt
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Service number

WWI 12/177 AWMM

Military service

1914-1915

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll # 509235

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM
• 13 Aug 1914 at Auckland
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Age on enlistment

23yrs 3ths

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Occupation before enlistment

labourer

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Embarkation details

WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 8 or HMNZT 12 AWMM Vessel was Star of India or Waimana AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM

Son of Renata and Ripeka Waititi. Native of Coromandel, Auckland.

Next of Kin: Mr W. Moeke, Ruatoria, Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

25 Apr 1915 AWMM
Age  29 AWMM

Place of death

Killed in Action at the Dardanelles

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Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery name

Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey

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Obituary

Some weeks ago now Private Moeke, who went with the Main Expeditionary Force., was killed in action and he was the first Native to fall. Private Moeke was very well known along the Coast and also in Gisborne for his fame as a boxer made him so. He has a sister living at Waipiro Bay.

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Memorial name

Tikitiki Church's War Memorial

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Memorial name

• Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21376324
  Further Reference
• 'Tikitiki church war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tikitiki-church-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Oct-2014
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/tikitiki-church-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/720341/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/720341
  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. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 511
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 4: Includes portrait
• 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.
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.