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Amahia Kingi Rotohiko

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

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Amahia Kingi AWMM
  • Surname
    Rotohiko AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/130 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    16th April 1882 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 April 2024 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Rotorua Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 April 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Te Rirui RANGIRIRI Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 April 2024 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Te Rimi Rangiriri (mother), Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
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  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/130 AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • PRIVATE A. K. ROTOHIKO. Private Amahia Kingi Rotohiko, -a member of the Maori contingent, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, was the son of Rotohiko Haupapa and grandson of Hori Haupapa, of Rotorua, two leading chiefs of the Ngatiwhakane tribe, who fought in the Maori war and received medals in recognition of their loyalty to the Government. Amahia' Kingi Rotohiko was born at Rotorua, and was educated first at the Rotorua public school and then at St. Stephen's College, Parnell. The wounded soldier followed the tailoring trade. He was a member of the Rotorua Town Board, and a member of Bennett's Maori Choir and St. Michael's Church Choir. He was a well-known footballer, and represented Rotorua in the League game. Haupapa's half-brother, Reke Rukingi Rogers, went to the front with the main Expeditionary Force, and was wounded at Gaba Tepe Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 February 2016 - New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16012, 2 September 1915, Page 9
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Death

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Memorial

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Sources

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15 April 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
23 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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