Lincoln Black

Title

Trooper

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Forenames

Lincoln AWMM

Surname

Black AWMM

Also known as

Tupara Paraki AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/886 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican

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Place of birth

Otara River Valley, Black whanau homestead, Opotiki , Eastern Bay of Plenty

Public - Mary Sholto - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Whanau oral history

Birth notes

Otara River Valley, Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty

Public - Mary Sholto - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Whanau oral history

Address before enlistment

• Unknown AWMM Otaro, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM
• Otara River Valley, Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
  Public - Mary Sholto - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Whanau knowledge and records

Next of kin

• John Black (father), Otaro, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM
• John Black and Matuakore Black nee Delamere of Otara River Valley, Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
  Public - Mary Sholto - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Whanau knowledge and records

Relationship status

• Pre 17 Apr 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
• Son and Mokopuna of Te Whanau a Tuahiwa, Ngati Paeakau of Te Whanau a Apanui and of Ngati Patumoana, Ngati Ngahere of Te Whakatohea
  Public - Mary Sholto - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Whanau knowledge and records

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM

Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• Auckland Mounted Rifles
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Service number

WWI 13/886 AWMM

Military service

Dec 1914-Aug 1915

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM
• 24 Dec 1914 at Trentham
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Age on enlistment

21yrs

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Embarkation details

WW1 17 Apr 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 21 or HMNZT 22 or HMNZT 23 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo AWMM Trooper AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM 4th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
• Nov 1915 - TROOPER LINCOLN BLACK, serving with the Auckland Mounted Rifles, & reported to be missing
  Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 February 2016 - Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 278, 22 November 1915, Page 8

Last rank

WW1 Trooper AWMM
Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM

• Son of John and Mary Black of Otaro, Opotiki
  
  Next of Kin: Mr J. Black, Otaro, Opotiki (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
• Mataamua, third born son of John Black (Welsh, Irish) and Matuakore (Mary aka Polly) Black nee Delamere.
  Otara River Valley, Opotiki, Eastern Bay of Plenty
  Public - Mary Sholto - Other Relative - 24 April 2015 - Whanau history and whakapapa.

Death

28 Aug 1915 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Obituary

TROOPER L BLACK - Trooper Lincoln Black, reported missing, is 22 years of age. He enlisted in the Auckland Mounted Rifles, and was previously engaged in farming operations. For four years he was a member of the 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles. His father lives at Opotiki, Bay of Plenty. Trooper Black was well-known in football circles in his district

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 January 2025 - New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16070, 9 November 1915, Page 9

Memorial name

Opotiki's War Memorial

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Memorial name

• Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey AWMM
• 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/R22276394
  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/1739189/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1739189
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 58
• 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. 5: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.