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William Houkamau Stainton

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  • Service number
    • WWI 16/90 AWMM
    • WWII: N/N Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st NZ Maori Contingent & NZMPB; WWII: Home Guard, Waihi Batn Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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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

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Houkamau AWMM
  • Surname
    Stainton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/90 AWMM
    • WWII: N/N Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 November 1890 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    4 November 1890 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Hick's Bay, East Cape Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of William Goore & Harete Stainton Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM The Kiosk, Kelburn, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Teacher/Headmaster Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 W.G. Stainton (father), Gwavas, Tikokino, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 Mrs Williamina Milne Stainton (wife), 71 Ellice Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM
    • 1916 married Williamina Milne Gill Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record & Research

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Egyptian - Gallipoli & Mudros, Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st NZ Maori Contingent & NZMPB; WWII: Home Guard, Waihi Batn Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/90 AWMM
    • WWII: N/N Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Military service
    1914-1919; 1929-1931 NZ Officer Reserves; WWII: 1941-1946 Home Guard Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Military Cross (MC) AWMM
      London Gazette 03/06/1916 AWMM
    • 1914-1915 Star
      British War Medal
      Victory Medal

      (MiD) Mentioned in Despatches: Jan 1916 by Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton G.C.B. for Meritorious Services 11 Dec 1915

      (MiD) Mentioned in Despatches: Jul 1916 by Gen. Sir Munro, for Distinguished & Gallant Services in the field

      (MC) Military Cross: awarded Sept 1916 for acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    WWII: Headmaster Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    23yrs 11mths Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record

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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    • STAINTON—GILL.—On the 20th December, 1916, at St John's Church, by Rev. Dr. Gibb, William Houkamau, eldest son of Mr. William Stainton, H.B., to Williamina Milne, younger daughter of Mr T. H Gill, of 71 Ellice street, Wellington Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 12, 13 January 1917, Page 1
    • A BRAVE MAORI. - LIEUT. .STAINTON’S RETURN

      AUCKLAND, Dec. 7. Among the passengers by the Ruahine was Lieut. W. H. Stainton who was awarded the military cross for services in the field. He was a member of The first Maori contingent and saw service in Gallipoli, whence he was invalided to Britain, afterwards going to France, where he took part in the Somme fighting, and for which he was decoration was conferred. He has returned to the Dominion to report for duty. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - West Coast Times , 8 December 1916, Page 2
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    1975 Public Source
  • Date of death
    1975 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Age at death
    85yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • To my Great Uncle Jim Looking back, I really enjoyed going to your house on Sundays, remembering the huge slabs of pounamu as doorstops, the fine ancient whalebone patu and feathered cloak, and am sorry I never got to speak to you as an adult. Arohanui Your Great Nephew, Justin
    Public - Justin - Other relative - 6 May 2016
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Sources

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    • HMNZT 90. Te karere : the message : H.M.N.Z.T. no. 90. [1917]. AWMM
      Military Service Record AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 685 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      69: 38 AWMM
    • New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624. 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. 2: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM

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06 May 2016JustinAustraliaOther relative
10 March 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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