Māori Thomas Taipari Born 1895 - Died 8 October 1957 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 16/991 AWMM Also known asTaipara AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 709 - No known copyright restrictions Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesThomas AWMM SurnameTaipari AWMM Ingoa Also known asTaipara AWMM Service numberWWI 16/991 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1895 AWMM Ahipara, Northland AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Ahipara, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationJohn Taipari (father), Ahipara, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 18 September 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 16/991 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1914-1915 Star AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 18 Sep 1915-26 October 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 29 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata AWMM Private AWMM 2nd Maori Contingent AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 13 April 1918 AWMM Private AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Surname recorded as Taipari on Nominal Rolls, as Taipara on Archives New ZealandMember of the Maori Pioneer Battalion attached to the New Zealand Tunnelling Company.43 members of the NZ (Maori) Pioneers served with the New Zealand Tunnelling Company and assisted in the late 1916 early 1917 preparations of the Arras caverns for the Battle of Arras. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death8 October 1957 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Thomas Taipari by laying a poppy. Wiremu Hape Taipana Francis Taipari Thomas Taipari Andrew Anaru Taipeti Mohiti Taipeti Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Thomas Taipari Leave a note Contribute › Processing e te tupuna, nga mihi kia koe. I whawhai koe mo tatou nga uri Taipari o te kainga nei, he mihi miharo. Public - Rueben - Other Relative - 22 May 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=7823541 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 709 AWMM Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 22 May 2015RuebenAhiparaOther Relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
