Herewini Whakarua

Forenames

Herewini AWMM

Surname

Whakarua AWMM

Also known as

Herewini Wakarua AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/382 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Ngā Rauru, Māori AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Date of birth

19th April 1892

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 October 2024 - Military Record

Place of birth

Waitotara

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 October 2024 - Military Record

Birth notes

Son of Iwiora TAMAIPARA and Te Ata WHIRO of Waitotarara

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 October 2024 - WHITIKI! WHITI! WHITI! E! by Monty Soutar - page 476

Address before enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Waitotara, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Mrs Wakarua, Waitotara, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/382 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM 1st Maori Contingent, A Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Warrant Officer Class 2 AWMM
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM

Death

13 Jan 1918 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVI.CC.4. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22018104
  Further Reference
• New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130826.html
  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
• Set In Stone (2017)
  http://www.vimeo.com/doublefarley/set-in-stone
  Documentary Film
  Public - Kevin - Researcher - 24 April 2020 - Documentary Film

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 769
• In Memoriam, 1914-1918. (1919).Wanganui, N.Z.: Collegiate School.
• New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 3: Includes portrait
• 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.
• 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.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.