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Mekiora Akapita

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  • Service number
    WWI 16/128 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Tuoro Pango AWMM
    • Tuoro Akapita Pango AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624. Cultural Permissions may apply.

New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckl …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Mekiora AWMM
  • Surname
    • Akapita AWMM
    • Pango Public - 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.
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  • Also known as
    • Tuoro Pango AWMM
    • Tuoro Akapita Pango AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/128 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1883 AWMM
  • Date of birth
    1883 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.
  • Place of birth
    Ohinemutu 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.
  • 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 on embarkation
    • 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.
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Following the war he had a second marriage with Hapatapu Te Akau. 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.

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/128 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    1961 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • He has now been confirmed as the carver who created the Maori figures in the trench at Gallipoli. See Te Papa curator Puawai Cairns blog here: http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2015/07/03/marks-on-the-landscape-researching-the-maori-carvings-at-gallipoli/
    Public - Sarah - Researcher - 27 August 2015
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09 May 2022TipeneRotoruaDirect descendant
27 August 2015SarahChristchurchResearcher

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