Mekiora Akapita
Born 1883 - Died 1961
- Service number
- WWI 16/128 AWMM
- Also known as
- Tuoro Pango AWMM
- Tuoro Akapita Pango AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Mekiora AWMM
- Surname
- Akapita AWMM
- PangoPublic - Tipene - Direct descendant - 9 May 2022 - Family papers. Also there will be a thesis published soon that talks about koro Tuoro and his family and his own writings. This will be published later this year.
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Tuoro Pango AWMM
- Tuoro Akapita Pango AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/128 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1883 AWMM
- Date of birth
- 1883Public - Tipene - Direct descendant - 9 May 2022 - Family papers. Oral kōrero and wānanga. Also a thesis dedicated to his writings that will be published later this year 2022.
- Place of birth
- OhinemutuPublic - Tipene - Direct descendant - 9 May 2022 - Family papers. Oral kōrero and wānanga. Also a thesis dedicated to his writings that will be published later this year 2022.
- Birth notes
- Parents were Te Marama nui a Mahi and Akapita Te Toa.Public - Tipene - Direct descendant - 9 May 2022 - Family papers. Oral kōrero and wānanga. Also a thesis dedicated to his writings that will be published later this year 2022.
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Ohinemutu and in his later years 28 Taharangi st, Koutu, Rotorua.Public - Tipene - Direct descendant - 9 May 2022 - Family papers. Oral kōrero and wānanga. Also a thesis dedicated to his writings that will be published later this year 2022.
- Next of kin
- Ngamihi Mekiora Akapita, Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
- 1st wife Ngamihi, had Te Rahari Ahuriri.
2nd wife Hapatapu Te Akau, had 10 children: Te Kakurere, Oriwa, Wenarata, Makarini, Te-Wiremu, Anipatene, Haerehuka, Ngahina, Irahapeti, Tiweka.Public - Tipene - Direct descendant - 9 May 2022 - Family papers. Oral kōrero and wānanga. Also a thesis dedicated to his writings that will be published later this year 2022.
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/128 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Private AWMM B Company AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
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- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Biographical information
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About death
- Death
- 1961 AWMM
- Date of death
- 28th September 1961Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 September 2024 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/K2SP-JHM/kingiareta-tuoro-akapita-pango-1883-1961
- Age at death
- 78yrsPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 September 2024 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/K2SP-JHM/kingiareta-tuoro-akapita-pango-1883-1961
- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Kauae Cemetery, NgongotahāPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 September 2024 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/K2SP-JHM/kingiareta-tuoro-akapita-pango-1883-1961
- Grave reference
- Block 7 Section M121 Plot 2Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 February 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221023496/akapita
- Obituary
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22269727
Further Reference - Te Papa Blog: Confirmed as the carver who created the Maori figures in the trench at Gallipoli
http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2015/07/03/marks-on-the-landscape-researching-the-maori-carvings-at-gallipoli/
Further Reference - Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 144, 15 December 1939, Page 5
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19391215.2.25.5
Further Reference - 1904 Rotorua Maori Rugby team.; Unknown; 1904; CP-59. Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga O Te Arawa. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3064/object/49066
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
- Military personnel file
- 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: 7 - 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.
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