Henry Tai Leef

Forenames

Henry Tai AWMM

Surname

Leef AWMM

Also known as

• Taui Henare Riwhi AWMM
• H. Leefie
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Service number

WWI 20797 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

18 Nov 1894 Public Source

Date of birth

18 Nov 1894

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Place of birth

Whirinaki, Hokianga

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Birth notes

son of Tai Leef

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Address before enlistment

Whirinaki

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Next of kin

WW1 Tai Leef (father), Whirinaki, Hokianga, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

single

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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Western European

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion 18th Reinforcements
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Service number

WWI 20797 AWMM

Military service

1916-1919

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Medals and Awards

• Military Medal (MM) AWMM
  Military Medal, London Gazette 28 January 1918, p1405, Rec. No. 1625 AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• (MM) awarded for act of Gallantry in the field
  British War Medal
  Victory Medal
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Enlistment

WW1 Bushman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 11 Oct 1916-28 Dec 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 67 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Private AWMM 9th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM

Death

1935 AWMM
Age  45 AWMM

Date of death

12th December 1935

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Age at death

40yrs

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Place of death

Whirinaki, Hokianga

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Cemetery

Pakanae Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Opononi, Northland, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10918762
  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. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  43: 36
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• 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.
• HMNZT 67. Long Trail. (1916). On board ship:Published by the Right Wing of the 18th Reinforcements.