Hone Henry Morete

Title

Private

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Forenames

Hone Henry AWMM

Surname

Morete AWMM

Also known as

George Henry MORRIS

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Service number

WWI 16/23 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Anglican

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Birth

22 Oct 1889 Public Source

Date of birth

22 Oct 1889 (actually abt 1891)

Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military record = 1889, Death age = 1891

Birth notes

son of John Morris & Topora nee' Ruru

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Address before enlistment

• Unknown AWMM Te Karaka, New Zealand AWMM
• 1914: Te Karaka
  1917: People Palace, Wellington
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Next of kin

J.A. Morris, Te Karaka, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
• 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM

Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 1st NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion & Somes Island Guards
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Service number

WWI 16/23 AWMM

Military service

1914-Aug 1916; May 1917-Sept 1917

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll issued (No number recorded)

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Enlistment

• WW1
• 14 Oct 1914 at Gisborne
  2 May 1917 at Town Hall, Wellington
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Age on enlistment

24yrs 11 mths; 28yrs 7mths;

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Occupation before enlistment

1914: Labourer
1917: Poverty Bay Freezing Works

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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 after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Died after discharge from the NZEF from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM

Son of John and Tepora Morete, of Te Karaka.

Next of Kin: c/o Mrs Ivory, Box 58, Waipawa (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

24 May 1919 AWMM

Age at death

27yrs

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Place of death

Gisborne Public Hospital, NZ

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Cause of death

• Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service AWMM
• Pneumonia
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Death notes

NZEF 16/23 Pte H H MORETE, Maori Contingent, died 24 May 1919 aged 27.

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Cemetery

Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road, Gisborne District, New Zealand AWMM Lot 392. AWMM

Grave reference

Block Sec 1; Plot 392; Warrant # 26661

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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/R21377159
  Further Reference
• Cowan, J. (1922). The New Zealand wars : a history of the Maori campaigns and the pioneering period. Vol 1 1845-1865. Wellington, N.Z.: Government Print. Digital copy
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cow01NewZ.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/643380/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643380
  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

• Information kindly provided by family
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 516
• 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.