Arapeta Ahomiro

Forenames

Arapeta AWMM

Surname

Ahomiro AWMM

Also known as

Arapeta Ahomira AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/156 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

• Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
• Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

1 Jun 1888 Public Source

Date of birth

1 June 1888

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Place of birth

Te Puke, BOP, NZ

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Birth notes

son of Ngakuku Ahomiro

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Address before enlistment

14 Feb 1915 AWMM Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

• Ahomiro Ngakuku, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
• Ahomiro Ngakuku (father), Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
• 1905 married Heni Hapeta (separated at time of enlistment)
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• 1922 married Te Rehu Ngaki
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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Egyptian - Gallipoli and 1918 in England

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 1st NZ maori Contingent & 31st Reinforcements
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Service number

WWI 16/156 AWMM

Military service

1914-1915 & 1918-1919

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown/Civilian AWMM
• WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
• 16 Oct 1914 at Rotorua
  16 Dec 1914 at Avondale
  12 July 1918 at Narrow Neck
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Age on enlistment

26yrs & 30yrs

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Embarkation details

• WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
  HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Private AWMM B Company AWMM Not known AWMM
• WW1 17 Aug 1918-29 Oct 1918 AWMM
  HMNZT 110 AWMM Vessel was Ruahine AWMM Private AWMM 31st Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

• Died from Natural Causes, Cause of Death AWMM
• Aug 1915 wounded in action at Gallipoli; Invalided home Nov 1915
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• Surname is recorded as Ahomiro in Nominal Rolls, as Ahomira in Archives New Zealand
  
  SuppNom: Ex 1st Maori Contingent. AWMM
• The many friends of Arapeta Ahomiro will be pleased to learn that a message has been received from the Hon. W. P. Massey stating that he has been discharged from hospital convalescent.
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Death

1940 Public Source

Date of death

1940

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Age at death

45yrs

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Place of death

NZ

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Cause of death

Died from Natural Causes AWMM

Death notes

Arapeta Ahomiro died in 1940 aged 45yrs

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Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22269538
  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

• 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 Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 6
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  90: 11
• 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 110 - The Ruahinean review : souvenir of transport 110. Webb, T. Clifton (Thomas Clifton), editor. Flower, E.W., editor. -- On board ship : [Magazine Staff] Printed by Cape Times Ltd. : [1918].