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George Taiaroa

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Memorial panels and stained glass window at Tamatea, Otakou Marae, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand. Roll of Honour includes those who died and those who served in the South African War, World War 1 and World War 11. Photo November 2013 by H. Petrie. - No known copyright restrictions - No known copyright restrictions

Memorial panels and stained glass window at Tamatea, Otakou Marae, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand. Rol …

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Taiaroa AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    George Taiaroa AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 21749 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    10th August 1895 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 August 2024 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Dunedin Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 August 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Mrs M KARETAI (Mother) of Cape Saunders, Portobello, via Dunedin Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 August 2024 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs T.K. Taiaroa (grandmother), Taumutu, Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 August 2024 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Messines AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 21749 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 Farmer/Civilian 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • George Taiaroa was the grandson of Mrs. I. K. Taiaroa, of Leeston, Taumutu, Canterbury, New Zealand.

    New Zealand at the Front (a magazine written and published and illustrated in France by men of the New Zealand Division) 1917 issue, page141. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 June 1917 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
29 August 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
30 March 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
26 February 2018AllanRotoruaResearcher

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