George Morgan
Born 5 Jul 1891 - Died 28 Nov 1918
- Service number
- WWI 16/279 AWMM
- Also known as
- Whare Reihana AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 1st NZ Maori BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Miltiary Record
- Forenames
- George AWMM
- Surname
- Morgan AWMM
- Ingoa
- —
- Also known as
- Whare Reihana AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/279 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
- WesleyanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Miltiary Record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 5 Jul 1891 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 5 July 1891Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- Gisborne, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- son of Mrs Raiha ReihanaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Blenheim, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- —
- Next of kin
- Mrs Raiha Morgan, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Egyptain - Gallipoli & Mudros, Egyptian EF & Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 1st NZ Maori BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/279 AWMM
- Military service
- 1914-1918Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- —
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Plaque & Scroll # 618774Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military record
- 1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory MedalsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military Record
- Plaque & Scroll # 618774
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- —
- Branch Trade Proficiency
- —
- Enlistment
- WW1 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- 13 Nov 1914 at Avondale Military CampPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military record
- Age on enlistment
- 23yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Military record
- Occupation before enlistment
- —
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Private AWMM A Company AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- 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 - Suffered GSW and compound fracture to Right Leg and was transported home to BlenheimPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Miltitary record
- Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM - Last rank
- —
Biographical information
- Son of Reihana and Raiha Kooti, of Rangitukia, East Cape.
Listed at Archives New Zealand as MORGAN, George - [a.k.a. REIHANA, Whare] - WW1 16/279 - Army
Next of Kin: Mrs R. Morgan, Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM - Sept 1915 - Amongst the members of the Maori Contingent, recently reported killed in action were Whare Baker of Waipiro Bay, Rawiri Taewa of Tuparoa, and Hauraki Waiti Waipiro Bay, whilst Hori N. Te Awarau, who died of pneumonia, also belonged to Waipiro Bay. Private George Morgan, wounded, is a relative of Mrs Raiha Morgan, of GisbornePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 17 January 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13801, 29 September 1915, Page 4
- Son of Reihana and Raiha Kooti, of Rangitukia, East Cape.
About death
- Death
- 28 Nov 1918 AWMM
- Date of death
- —
- Age at death
- —
- Place of death
- Blenheim, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Omaka Cemetery Records, Marlborough, NZ
- Cause of death
- Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service AWMM
- Death notes
- —
- Cemetery
- Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Plot, Row B, Grave 2. AWMM
- Cemetery name
- —
- Grave reference
- New Cemetery Divison No 1; Block 15; Plot 142; Key 2777; Warrant # 46978Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Omaka Cemetery Records, Marlborough, NZ
- Obituary
- Private George Morgan, 16/279, a discharged soldier, died on the 28th November. Deceased was 27 years of age, and single, his next-of-kin being Mrs. Raiha Morgan, Gisborne.Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 February 2016 - Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 141, 11 December 1918, Page 7
- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- 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
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21377232
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130870.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/642486/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/642486
Further Reference - "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
Sources Used - "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
Sources Used - 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
- Military personnel file
- References
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 516 - New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
- 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.
- "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
- "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
- Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
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