Henare Kima Tahiwi

Forenames

Henare Kima AWMM

Surname

Tahiwi AWMM

Service number

• WWI 16/298 AWMM
• WWII 5/5/484 AWMM
• Post WWI: 379; WII: 5/5/484
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Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngā Iwi o Tainui, Tainui, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
• Ngāti Raukawa, Ngā Iwi o Tainui, Tainui, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

Otaki, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM

Date of birth

25 Dec 1885

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Otaki, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Miss Ria Tahiwi (sister), Otaki, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
• Post WWI: married Isabella Dunlop WALLACE
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War

• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
• World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
• World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
• World War II, 1939-1945
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• Post World War I, Feb 1919-Sep 1919;
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Campaign

WWI: Gallipoli

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• WWI: NZ Maori Pioneer Ctgn; WWI: NZ Ordnance Corps; WWII: Home Guard
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Service number

• WWI 16/298 AWMM
• WWII 5/5/484 AWMM
• Post WWI: 379; WII: 5/5/484
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Military service

WWI: 1914-1916; Post WWI: 1919; WWII: 1942-1944

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Enlistment

• WW1 Grocer/Civilian AWMM
• WWII: 15 Sep 1942 at the School of Artillery
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• WWI: 20 Oct 1914 at Avondale
  Post WWI: 2 Feb 1919 at Trentham
  WWII: 23 Jan 1942 at Wellington
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Age on enlistment

• WWII: 53yrs
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• WWI: 28 yrs 9mths
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Embarkation details

WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM A Company AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

• Other, WWI AWMM
  Nature of Injury: G.S.W. left knee Pension: 20/- Percent of disability: [Not stated] Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM
• Noted as 'Disembarked at Malta. Slightly Wounded' in September 1915.
  Public - Sarah - 12 April 2020 - MATAURA ENSIGN, 10 SEPTEMBER 1915. Papers Past. Available at https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19150910.2.32?end_date=31-12-1917&items_per_page=10&page=17&phrase=2&query=c.+o%27brien+&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1886&title=AHCOG%2cBH%2cCL%2cCROMARG%2cDUNST%2cESD%2cLCM%2cLCP%2cLWM%2cME%2cMIC%2cMTBM%2cNOT%2cOAM%2cODT%2cOW%2cOSWCC%2cSOCR%2cST%2cTT%2cWSTAR

Brother of Pirimi Tahiwi (16/304)

Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): Otaki

Wounded Gallipoli, sent home to Rotoma for treatment, discharged early. AWMM

Death

25 Feb 1955 Public Source

Date of death

25 Feb 1955

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Place of death

Otaki, Wellington, NZ

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Death notes

His wife Isabella Dunlop Tahiwi died 1973 aged 80yrs and is buried in the Taita Cemetery. Henare K Tahiwi is most likely buried in his family's Urupa.

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Obituary

The death occurred at Otaki of Henare Kima Tahiwi, a leading Maori who contributed to many good causes. He was aged 69. Mr Tahiwi was a veteran of World War I, and was a prominent sportsman and a talented singer and musician. He was a son of Rota Rawiri Tahiwi, of Otaki, and was descended through his father from Ngati Raukawa, and through his mothe.r from Te Arawa .
His family was known throughout the country as Singers. Much of their Repertoire, including items composed by the late Kingi Tahiwi. Henare Tahiwi's eldest brother was recorded

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Related objects

External links

• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24063921
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24207716
  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

• 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: 708
• New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
• New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer).
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• Iwi, Hapū, Rohe and additional whakapapa information kindly provided from “Ngāti Raukawa and 20th century wars. Ngā Pakanga o Te Ao. Participation, Price, and Post-War Experience.” Research conducted by Te Kenehi Teira and Heeni Collins (2022). Report commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Wellington (Wai 2200 Porirua ki Manawatu Inquiry).
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.