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Apelila

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Commemorative Plaque, Tuapa-Uhomutu Returned Soldiers, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Tuapa, Niue Island (Photo P. Haynes 2009) - No known copyright restrictions

Commemorative Plaque, Tuapa-Uhomutu Returned Soldiers, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Tuapa, Niue Island (Photo …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
  • Surname
    Apelila AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Aperila AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/1031 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Protestant, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1896 Military personnel file Tuapa, Niue Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre Oct 1915 AWMM Tuapa, Niue AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Fehoko (wife), Tuapa, Niue Island, Pacific Islands AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Oct 1915 AWMM Married/WWI 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 16/1031 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 30 September 1915 Military personnel file Alofi, Niue Military personnel file
  • 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
    • 30 September 1915 AWMMHeight, WWI AWMM
      5 foot 6.25 inches AWMM
    • 30 September 1915 AWMMWeight, WWI AWMM
      140 pounds AWMM
    • 30 September 1915 AWMMDental, WWI AWMM
      Good AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Listed at Archives New Zealand as APERILA [a.k.a. APELILA] and in Niue as Apelila. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 February 1973 Military personnel file
    Niue, Polynesia Military personnel file
  • Date of death
    12 February 1973 Public - Elizabeth Alvina - Other relative - 11 April 2017 - Military Personnel File
  • Age at death
    77 Years Old Public - Elizabeth Alvina - Other relative - 11 April 2017 - Military Personnel File
  • Place of death
    Niue Public - Elizabeth Alvina - Other relative - 11 April 2017 - Military Personnel File
  • Cause of death
    Unknown Public - Elizabeth Alvina - Other relative - 11 April 2017 - Military Personnel File
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Mt Roskill's War Memorial Park, Auckland New Zealand Public - Elizabeth Alvina - Other relative - 11 April 2017 - www.stuff.co.nz
    Alastair Lynn
    April 21 2016
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Tuapa War Memorial, Niue AWMM
    • Alofi National Memorial, Niue AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 April 2017Elizabeth AlvinaAuckland, New ZealandOther relative

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