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Rongo Kiwara

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  • Service number
    WWI 16/952 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 2nd NZ Maori Pioneer Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Kingi, H. - Kiwara, R. (photo J Halpin 2010)

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Kingi, H. - Kiwara, R. (photo J Hal …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Rongo AWMM
  • Surname
    Kiwara AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/952 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 March 1895 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    4 March 1895 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Miltiary record
  • Place of birth
    Te Araroa, East Cape Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Miltiary record
  • Birth notes
    Father: son of Rupuha Apanui & Harangi Kiwara Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Miltiary record
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Harangi Kiwara (mother), Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM
    • Brother: H Kiwara of 1 Pebble Grove, Nae Nae Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Miltiary record
  • Relationship status
    Pre 18 September 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 2nd NZ Maori Pioneer Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Service number
    WWI 16/952 AWMM
  • Military service
    1915-1919 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 AWMM
    • 5 July 1915 at Te Araroa (birth date 1898)
      2 Aug 1915 at Takapuna (birth adte 4 Mar 1895) Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Saddler Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Miltiary record
  • Age on enlistment
    20yrs 7mths at Takapuna enlistment Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military Record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Reported wounded, Admitted to hospital Sept 1916 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14111, 30 September 1916, Page 8

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 December 1919 AWMM
    Te Kaha, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
    20 December 1919 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Miltiary records
  • Age at death
    20yrs (?? by Birthdate in Military Records, should be 24yrs) Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
    Te Kaha, BOP Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military records
  • Cause of death
    Typhoid and complications Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 15 February 2016 - Military Records
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • St Mary's Church Memorial Board, Tikitiki near Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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Contributors

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10 September 2022Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher
15 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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