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Wiremu Ratana

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PTE. W. RATANA, of Whangape, Died of wounds. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 21 September 1916 p040. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19160921-40-29. Image has no copyright restrictions.

PTE. W. RATANA, of Whangape, Died of wounds. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 2 …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wiremu AWMM
  • Surname
    Ratana AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Ratea AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/714 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 January 1892 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Post-office, Whangape, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Tamaho Ratana, Whangape, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 18 September 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/714 AWMM
  • Military service
  • 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 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 wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Wiremu Ratana was the son of Tamaho Ratana.

    Listed as W. Ratea on the Hokianga Arch of Remembrance AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 July 1916 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France AWMM II. F. 123 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Hokianga Arch of Remembrance, Kohukohu, Hokianga, New Zealand AWMM
    • Kohukohu Town Hall, 25 Beach Road, Kohukohu, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • I am Wiremu Ratana's great great niece.
    Public - maia - Direct descendant - 9 May 2018
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  • I am the great nephew of Wiremu Ratana, grandson of John Williams from Mitimiti/Whangape
    Public - Terry John - Other relative - 30 December 2016
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 August 2019AllanRotoruaResearcher
09 May 2018maiaAucklandDirect descendant
30 December 2016Terry JohnAuckland, New ZealandOther relative

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