Paratene Taumatangi

Title

Private

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Forenames

Paratene AWMM

Surname

Taumatangi AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/361 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

2 Jun 1886 Public Source

Date of birth

2 June 1886

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Place of birth

Waikato, NZ

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Birth notes

son of Paratene Kapa

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Te Kao, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Paratene Kapa (father), Te Kao, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Egyptian - Gallipoli

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 1st NZ Maori Contingent
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Service number

WWI 16/361 AWMM

Military service

1914-1916

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal

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Enlistment

• WW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM
• 13 Nov 1914 at Avondale
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Age on enlistment

28yrs

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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

Last rank

• WW1 New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM
• Private
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Next of Kin: Mr P. Kapa, Te Kao, Mangonui (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

6 Oct 1925 Public Source

Date of death

6 Oct 1925

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Place of death

Te Kao, Northland

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Cause of death

Pneumonia

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Death notes

Informant; Auckland RSA dated 5 Aug 1935

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Cemetery name

Te Kao Urupa

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Memorial name

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

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7823988
  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

• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 711
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• 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.