Title

Private

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Forenames

Tom AWMM

Surname

Richmond AWMM

Also known as

• Tom Richmond AWMM
• Tame RIHIMONA
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Service number

WWI 16/102 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

3 Jan 1874 Public Source

Date of birth

3 January 1874

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Place of birth

Opotiki, BOP, NZ

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Birth notes

Son of Rihimona Rehua and Teoria Rihimona, of Torere

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Torere, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

T. Rihimona Rehua (father), Torere, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

ANZAC

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 1st NZ Maori Contingent
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Service number

WWI 16/102 AWMM

Military service

Dec 1914-Sept 1915

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll # 511139

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM
• 14 Dec 1914 at Avondale
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Age on enlistment

40yrs 9mths

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Occupation before enlistment

Labourer

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Embarkation details

WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Private AWMM B Company AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand Maori Contingent AWMM

Son of Rihimona Rehua and Teoria Rihimona, of Torere

Next of Kin: Mr R. Rikimona, Torere, Opotiki (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

9 Sept 1915 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM H. 24. AWMM

Memorial name

Opotiki's War 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

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20805852
  Further Reference
• New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130741.html
  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/109712/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/109712
  Further Reference
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
  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: 615
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.