Paul Parata

Forenames

Paul AWMM

Surname

Parata AWMM

Also known as

Paora AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/566 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Birth

12 May 1893 AWMM

Place of birth

Waipiro Bay

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Birth notes

Son of Peta Parata & Iritana Aria of Waipiro Bay

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Address before enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Waipiro Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Mrs Iritana Aria (mother), Waipiro Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Married AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Egyptian - Gallipoli & Mudros

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 1st NZ Maori Contingent
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Service number

WWI 16/566 AWMM

Military service

1915-1916

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll # 510194

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Enlistment

• WW1 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
• 29 Jan 1915 at Avondale
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Age on enlistment

20yrs

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Occupation before enlistment

Labourer for A B Williams

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Embarkation details

WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Private AWMM B Company AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Died of disease AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM

Private Parata was the son of Iritana Aria and Peta Parata, of Waipiro Bay, New Zealand.

He was 19 years old when he volunteered and sailed for service overseas.

Next of Kin: Mrs I. Aria, Waipiro Bay, Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

17 May 1917 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Place of death

Walton on Thames Hospital, England

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Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England AWMM VIII. D. 2 AWMM

Memorial name

Waipiro Bay School's Roll of Honour
Gisborne's War Memorial

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Memorial name

• St Mary's Church Memorial Board, Tikitiki near Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand 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/R21383746
  Further Reference
• New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130706.html
  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/399679/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/399679
  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: 562
• New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
• 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. 3: Includes portrait
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• 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.
• Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.