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Hemi Rewharewha

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PTE. H. REWHAREWHA, of Torere, Died of wounds. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 7 March 1918 p041. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19180307-41-12. Image has no copyright restrictions.

PTE. H. REWHAREWHA, of Torere, Died of wounds. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Hemi AWMM
  • Surname
    Rewharewha AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 19755 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 January 1897 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    6 January 1897 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military record
  • Place of birth
    Torere, BOP Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Putiki and Ritihia Rewharewha Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military record & Research
  • Address before enlistment
    Torere, BOP Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Rewharewha Putiki (father), Torere, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military record
  • Service number
    WWI 19755 AWMM
  • Military service
    Jan 1917 - Dec 1917 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    British War & Victory Medals
    Plaque & Scroll # 511067 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    • 3 Apr 1917 at Narrow Neck Camp Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - Military record
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    20yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 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 wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Hemi Rewharewha was the son of Rewharewha Putiki and Ritihia, of Torere, Opotiki, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Two 20-person contingents, including the NZDF Māori Cultural group, from New Zealand are set to attend Anzac Day services in Belgium and France.

      Sylvia and Brent Pene are part of the contingent and are practising haka-items at the New Zealand Defence Force’s Whenuapai base over the next two days in preparation for their very first Anzac ceremony in Belgium.

      They’re also set to honour the service and sacrifice of all New Zealand personnel and support established local communities' Anzac Day services, but there will be one particular soldier they will be holding very close to their hearts.

      “This kaupapa is quite a personal one visiting my koroua, Private Hemi Rewharewha, it’s going to be quite a hard haerenga,” says Sylvia Brent.

      Over 12,000 New Zealand soldiers and airmen from the First and Second World Wars are buried and memorialised in Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries in Belgium and France.

      Sylvia Brent of Ngāi Tai, Te Whakatōhea and Te Aitanga a Mahaki descent says her great grand uncle Private Hemi Rewharewha will be the key focus of her Anzac Day this year.

      Rewharewha, son of Ritihia and Rewharewha Putiki served in World War 1 and died December 31st 1917 at the tender age of 21 years.

      “A couple of years ago they dug up his medal that was sent home to parents whose sons were killed in action and that was just overwhelming for the family to come across it, but for me on a personal level I felt the pouri of his māma Ritihia Honatana i Ngāi Tai ki Tōrere, to me it was a medal that could never replace her son,” says Sylvia Brent.

      Sylvia and Brent Pene, along with the NZDF Māori Cultural group leave New Zealand for Europe on Sunday.
      Our reporter Heeni Brown with this story on Te Kāe Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - http://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/nzdf-whanau-prepare-meet-private-hemi-rewharewha
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    31 December 1917 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVI. D. 2. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Opotiki War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 February 2016 - http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/opotiki-war-memorial
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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

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  • My name is Tina I have been researching my whanau and Im pleased to say I found Hemi!
    Public - Tina - Direct descendant - 17 May 2017
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  • Aloha uncle Hemi. Rest in love. Thank you for your sacrifice
    Public - Marseilles (Marsie) - Direct descendant - 17 June 2016
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  • Will be visiting Hemi Rewharewha (Great Grand Uncle) during our tour 'NZ fallen Grave sites' of France and Belgium prior to the ANZAC/Belgium Commemoration's Service 2015.
    Public - Sylvia Hinetangi - Other Relative - 30 March 2015
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11 October 2022Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher
06 September 2017Marseilles (Marsie)Laie, Hawaii, USADirect descendant
17 May 2017TinaWarnbroDirect descendant
11 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher
31 May 2015BrentPalmerston NorthOther Relative

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