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Rangi Elers

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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 …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Rangi AWMM
  • Surname
    Elers AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/206 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
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    Unknown AWMM Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
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    Miss Eti Elers (sister), Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
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    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/206 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW1 Private AWMM
    AWMM
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Prisoner of war

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Death

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  • While I cannot find absolute proof this is him I would say from his known lifestyle this is probably his resting place. He was wounded 3 times in WW1 and from his army records was born in May 1893 so the above record of Boer war service could not have been him.
    ELLIS, UNKNOWN MALE
    Born Buried
    Type BURIAL Cemetery Name RANGATAUA
    Plot Block 3 Plot Row
    Plot Location 26
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    (DEATH)
    1944/31520 Ellis Rangi 44Y
    Public - Allan - Researcher - 9 August 2019
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  • Rangi, where were you buried?
    Public - Tony William - Direct descendant - 17 November 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
09 August 2019AllanRotoruaResearcher
17 November 2015Tony William Hastings, New ZealandDirect descendant
14 August 2015John ReidRotoruaOther Relative

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