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August Paani Porete

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Private. A. P. Porete, Maori Contingent, died of enteric. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 23 December 1915 p040. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19151223-40-40. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Private. A. P. Porete, Maori Contingent, died of enteric. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    August Paani AWMM
  • Surname
    Porete AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/287 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Hillgrove, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Paani Porete, Hillgrove, Otago, 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
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/287 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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 Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Enteric fever AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of P. and Timaima Porete of Hillgrove, Otago

    August Porete died in Egypt having been evacuated from Gallipoli. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    11 September 1915 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Egypt, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM D. 192 AWMM
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  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Hampden War Memorial Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand AWMM

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