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Te Kirikaihau Pitama

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3/4 portrait of 3 Privates, Pitama, probably of the New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion. Wiremu Ata, Tiaka and Te Kirikaihau Pitama. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 31-P917. Herman Schmidt Collection.

3/4 portrait of 3 Privates, Pitama, probably of the New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion. Wiremu Ata, …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Te Kirikaihau AWMM
  • Surname
    Pitama AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Te Kerikaihau Pitama AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/220 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Kaiapoi, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Tuahiwi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Hariata Pitama, Tuahiwi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/220 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    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 known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George Pitama-Karatiti and Harirota Pitama-Karatiti (nee Pohata). AWMM

Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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16 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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