Henare Wepiha Te Wainohu

Forenames

Henare Wepiha AWMM

Surname

Te Wainohu AWMM

Also known as

• Henare Wainohu AWMM
• Henare AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/545 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngā Iwi o Tākitimu, Tākitimu, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
• Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngā Iwi o Tākitimu, Tākitimu, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Birth

4 Jun 1882 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Mohaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs Erawa Wainohu (wife), Mohaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Married AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

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

Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 1st NZ Maori Contingent
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Service number

WWI 16/545 AWMM

Military service

1915-1919

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Medals and Awards

• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
  London Gazette 31 December 1918, p15231, Rec No 2786 AWMM
• Order of the White Eagle, 5th Class with Swords (Serbia) AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star
  British War Medal
  Victory Medal
  Serbian Order of the White Eagle (5th class with swords) awarded Oct 1916 by the King of Serbia for distinguished services during the M.E.F.
  Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) awarded Nov 1918 - specially mentioned in Despatches by Sir Douglas Haig for distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty during the period 26 Feb 1918 to m/night 16-17/9/1918 in France
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Enlistment

• WW1 Clerk in Holy Orders/Civilian AWMM
• 22 Jan 1915 at Avondale
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Age on enlistment

32yrs

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Embarkation details

WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Chaplain Class IV (Captain)/Military AWMM Headquarters Staff AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Stomach cancer AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Chaplain Class III (Major)/Military AWMM
New Zealand Chaplains' Department, New Zealand Engineers Reserve Depot AWMM

Death

1 Oct 1920 AWMM
Age  38 AWMM

Cause of death

• Accidental Death AWMM
• Seriously ill for some time before death
  Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 March 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15333, 1 October 1920, Page 3

Death notes

The Rev. Henry Wepiha Wailiohu died at 11 this morning (1 Oct 1920). He had been seriously ill for some time. He was Chaplain Major with the Maori Battalion, going away with the main body of Pioneers, and returning at the end of the war. The body has been taken to Te Uhi pa for a big tangi, which will last till Monday. Then the body will be taken to Mohaka, where the funeral will take place. The natives are very much affected by his death. He leaves a wife and several young children

Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 March 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15333, 1 October 1920, Page 3

Cemetery name

Te Uhi pa Urupa, Mohaka

Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 March 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15333, 1 October 1920, Page 3

Obituary

• REV. H. WAINOHU
  The Rev. Mr. Fraser, C.F., of the Te Puke Māori Mission, has just received notification of the death of a Māori hero — the Rev. H. Wainohu, C.F., 3rd Class, N.Z.E.F. — after a long illness at Wairoa, Hawke's Bay.
  
  Rev. Wainohu was appointed chaplain to the first Māori contingent and served with distinction alongside Māori troops throughout the Gallipoli and French campaigns. He returned to New Zealand in April last year with the Pioneer Battalion at the end of the war. For his bravery, he was awarded the Serbian White Eagle medal.
  
  A man of high rank in the Wairoa district, Chaplain Wainohu was widely known and respected by all. As the Rev. Mr. Fraser writes, he will be deeply missed by his "soldier boys" and mourned by both European and Māori communities — not only in Wairoa, but across much of the Dominion. His grandfather, a well-known Māori clergyman in Hawke’s Bay during earlier times, also served as a chaplain during the Māori Wars. OBITUARY. Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 242, 9 October 1920, Page 12 AWMM
• Continued:
  He returned to Wairoa where he resumed his work in his native parish. His death, which arose from peritonitis, will come as a sad blow to the Maori people of that district. Wepiha will be remembered by many Gisbornites for his distinction on the local football field when a student of Te Rau. He represented Gisborne during several seasons, being a prominent forward when the old "West End" team was at the height of its glory. His age was only about 38 years.
  Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 March 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15334, 2 October 1920, Page 4
• A warm tribute to the memory of the late Chaplain Major Rev Henry Wepiha Wainohu was paid by the Rev. H. l. Kohere, of Te Araroa who was in town yesterday. A member of the Ngāti Pihauwera tribe of Mohaka, his parents being one of the leading families.
  Rev Wepiha Wainohu was educated first at the village school & afterwards at Te Aute. He subsequently came to Te Rau College, Gisborne, where he was trained under the Rev Canon Chatterton & was ordained at Manutuke. Wepiha Wainohu's first native parish was at Wairoa. On the formation of the first Maori Contingent, Rev Wepiha Wainohu joined up as chaplain, & he rendered yeoman service with the Maori Battalion attending to the wounded and cheering the men. Prior to the Maoris great charge at Gallipoli Padre Wepiha was granted permission to address the men. He told them of the pending attack—perhaps their last— & expressed the hope that they would uphold the traditions of their ancestors in far off NZ. After the singing of the Hymn, Jesus, Love of my Soul, the Maoris set out on their famous attack. Gaining their objective, carrying everything before them, the gallant Maoris held on without food for long hours. Their first night in the front line the Maori soldiers were cheered by the sight of their brave "padre," who carefully crawled up & joined them in the trenches.
  For his services at Gallipoli Chaplain-Major Wepiha Wainohu was wanted the White Eagle of Serbia. Accompanying the men to France the Padre continued his valuable services, carrying on continuously until Padre Hakiwai arrived, when he spent a short leave in England. Resuming, he carried on to the end & returned home with the battalion. After the Gisborne Hui, Chaplain-Major Wepiha Wainohu paid a visit to the Coast to meet the relatives of the departed men.
  A fine forcible speaker, and a genial character, the late padre was beloved by the Maori soldiers.
  Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 March 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15334, 2 October 1920, Page 4

Memorial name

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

Related objects

External links

• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
  https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3t23/te-wainohu-henare-wepiha
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22021104
  Further Reference
• NZETC topic page for Henare Wepiha Te Wainohu
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-209434.html
  Further Reference
• Wainohu, Grant Nikora. 'Te Wainohu, Henare Wepiha 1882 - 1920'. Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
  http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=3T23
  Further Reference
• Wikidata Entity
  http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5713048
  Further Reference
• OBITUARY. Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 242, 9 October 1920, Page 12
  https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19201009.2.80
  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

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 748
• Haigh, J. (1983). Men of faith and courage: the official history of the New Zealand Chaplains Department. Auckland, N.Z.: The Word Publishers.
• 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. 1: 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.
• New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
• 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.