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Hohepa Peka

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Headstone, urupa, Waihaha Maori Cemetery, Moeraorao (photo R Bedows 2005) - No known copyright restrictions

Headstone, urupa, Waihaha Maori Cemetery, Moeraorao (photo R Bedows 2005) - No known copyright restr …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Hohepa AWMM
  • Surname
    Peka AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/30 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    6 August 1885 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Ripeka Rameka of Waihaha, North Auckland Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Research
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Maaka Peka (brother), Raukokere, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • Egyptian - Gallipoli, Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Service number
    WWI 16/30 AWMM
  • Military service
    1914-1920 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • 28 September 1914 at Tokomaru Bay
      15 November 1914 at Avondale Military Camp Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Labourer for John Hale of Tokomaru Bay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    28yrs; 29yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Died of disease AWMM
    • Other, WWI AWMM
      Nature of Injury: Phthisis Percent of disability: 100 Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Ripeka Rameka, of Waihaha, North Auckland.

    Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): Auckland Military Hospital AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    10 March 1920 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    urupa, Waihaha Maori Cemetery, Moeraorao, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 574 AWMM
    • New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624. AWMM
    • New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer). AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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14 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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