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English Māori

Augustus Rogers

  • Service number
    • WWI 16/354 AWMM
    • WWII: N/N Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Also known as
    aka Rutakawhenua Ratete Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st NZ Maori Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Augustus AWMM
  • Surname
    Rogers AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    aka Rutakawhenua Ratete Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/354 AWMM
    • WWII: N/N Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    8 July 1892 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Maketu, BOP Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of Charles (Hare) Rogers & Rihi Titihuia RATETE Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record & Research
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Onslow Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Reverend (Minister of the Church at Te Puke Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Charles Rogers, Maketu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
    • 1920 married Kataraina PORE Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record & Research

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    Egyptian - Gallipoli; Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st NZ Maori Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/354 AWMM
    • WWII: N/N Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Military service
    1914-1919; Post War I: 1920 Officer Reserves 1940 NZ Territorials Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    1914-1915 War
    British War medal
    Victory Medal
    (MM) MILITARY MEDAL Oct 1917 awarded for acts of Gallantry in the Field Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    22 years Public - Jeanette - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Military Personnel Papers

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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    • 2nd Lieutenant Public - Jeanette - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family history - his gravestone
    • WWI: Command Sergeant Major (CSM) & W.O.2 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Augustus Rogers' full name was Augustus Rutakewhenua Rogers, known as Ru Rogers. He was in the 1920 team that played Bay of Plenty's first Ranfurly Shield challenge against Wellington Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Research
    • St Stephens College students: In later years, native students of St. Stephen's were to serve the Empire in South Africa and again in France. Henare Kanara was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Captain Wiremu Waaka, Matini Taua and Augustus Rogers, Military Medals, and Frederick Creeke, the D.C.M. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 287, 4 December 1930, Page 15
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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    7 April 1957 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military & BMD NZ Records
  • Age at death
    65yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military & BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
    Tauranga, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 March 2016 - Military & BMD NZ Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2015JeanetteBlenheimOther Relative
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