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Whiro Wiki

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Pte. Whiro Wiki, of Kawakawa, wounded. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 27 July 1916 p044. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19160727-44-19. No known copyright.

Pte. Whiro Wiki, of Kawakawa, wounded. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 27 July …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Whiro AWMM
  • Surname
    Wiki AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Whiro Wiki AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/1291 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 October 1894 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    MaramU Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 July 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Mrs. H. Wiki, of Bay of Islands Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 July 2024 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/whiro-wiki
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 29 October 1915 AWMM Motatau, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Hohana Wiki (mother), Karatu, Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 February 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/1291 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 29 October 1915 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Narrow Neck, Devonport 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 8.75 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      164 pounds AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      July 1916 wounded right thigh AWMM
    • Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
      Died from generalised tuberculosis AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mrs. Hohana Wiki, of Pokere, Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

    Next of Kin: Mr H. Wiki, Herekino, Mangonui (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    16 October 1918 AWMM
    Walton-on-Thames, Surrey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England AWMM II. A. 2. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Died of wounds: Whiro Wiki, Oct. 16 (H. Wiki, Karetu, mother). Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 July 2024 - NORTHERN ADVOCATE, 24 OCTOBER 1918, PAGE 2
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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

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Sources

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11 July 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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