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Cenotaph record

Wiremu Kouka

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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
    Wiremu AWMM
  • Surname
    Kouka AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/15 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1891 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6QW-WB2/wiremu-kouka-1891-1952
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6QW-WB2/wiremu-kouka-1891-1952
  • Birth notes
    son of Aperahama Kouka and Hinekura Patene Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6QW-WB2/wiremu-kouka-1891-1952
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Te Kaumarua Kainuku (cousin), Manutuke, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Wiremu Kouka married Ani Taiapa

      He died in 1952 aged 70yrs & is buried in Manutuke Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6QW-WB2/wiremu-kouka-1891-1952 & NZ BDM death Records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/15 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
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  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • Kei taku Tipuna Koroua❤️, Ko wai ahau? Ko Ellen Hinepakitia Morrow tōku Kuia Te tamāhine a Matuakore (Joe) Kouka rāua Hana Kouka. Ko Issac Olsen te Mataamua o nanny Ellen rāua ko Ihaka Ashford tōku Pāpā. Ko Sheridan Olsen tōku ingoa engari ki te nuinga ko Puru ahau🙋🏽‍♀️❤️ Rua Tekau mā waru ōku tau. Kei Kahungunu te wā kainga.. Ko au te Pōtiki o te Whanau. Kei te hiahia ahau ki te ako i to Kawai Whakapapa heke iho mai ki ahau. Koira te tumanako. E whakapono ana ahau ki nga korero maha mōu ake! Tenei te mihi aroha ki a koe e taku Koroua mōu i tae atu ki ngā pakanga o te ao kia pai ai to tatou noho ki tenei ao i ēnei rā! Ko koe kei te pae o mahara i tēnei rā. Nei taku mihi aroha ki a koe. He aroha mauroa. Ka Maumahara tonu tātou ao te pō, pō te ao❤️ Nāku iti nei Nā Puru Kemp-Olsen. E kore koe e warewaretia❤️
    Public - Sheridan (Puru) - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020
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  • Nga mihi aroha. Na Christine me Anthony.
    Public - Christine & Anthony - Direct descendant - 18 April 2016
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  • I didn't know you, but I've heard all the many stories from my nanna and mum about how happy and how much spirit you had in you. I'm proud to be your great-great-granddaughter . Arohanui Hinemoa x (Granddaughter of Nellie Hokianga (Kouka)
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R18058167
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 400 AWMM
    • New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624. AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
14 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
25 April 2020Sheridan (Puru)NapierDirect descendant
18 April 2016Christine & AnthonyAucklandDirect descendant

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