Huke Royal
Born 19 Jan 1893 - Died 9 Apr 1960
- Service number
- WWI 16/728 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Huke AWMM
- Surname
- Royal AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 16/728 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 19 Jan 1893 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 19 Jan 1893 or 2 Jun 1895 (2 dates given at enlistment)Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- Ohau, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- son of Turoa RoyalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Thames, New Zealand AWMM
- Thames, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Turoa Royal (father), Thames, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 18 Sep 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
- 1932 married Riria Tane MakarekaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - BMD NZ Records
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/728 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-1915 Star
Victory Medal
British War MedalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
- 18 July 1915Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record
- Age on enlistment
- 20yrs 7mthsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record
- Occupation before enlistment
- FarmerPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 18 Sep 1915-26 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 29 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata AWMM Private AWMM 2nd Maori Contingent AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
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- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Gassed at Somme 1916, invalided, no longer fit for action due to war service injury, discharged 1917. AWMM
- Mr Royal has received word that his son, Huke Royal, who is well known at Thames, was wounded while I fighting in France on September 2nd.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 July 2024 - THAMES STAR, VOLUME LVIII, ISSUE 16200, 14 SEPTEMBER 1916, PAGE 5
About death
- Death
- 9 Apr 1960 Public Source
- Date of death
- 9 April 1960Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
- Age at death
- 65yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
- Place of death
- Tauranga, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 July 2018 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
- Cause of death
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- Cemetery
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20808412
Further Reference - Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 634 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 3: Includes portrait - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- Iwi, Hapū, Rohe and additional whakapapa information kindly provided from “Ngāti Raukawa and 20th century wars. Ngā Pakanga o Te Ao. Participation, Price, and Post-War Experience.” Research conducted by Te Kenehi Teira and Heeni Collins (2022). Report commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust, Wellington (Wai 2200 Porirua ki Manawatu Inquiry).
- Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
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