Papera Tamauaki

Title

Corporal

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Forenames

Papera AWMM

Surname

Tamauaki AWMM

Also known as

Papera Tamauahi AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/963 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Date of birth

1892

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Place of birth

Tolaga Bay

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Birth notes

Son of Pineha and Keita Tamauahi

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Pakihiroa, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Piniha Tamauaki (father), Pakihiroa, Waipiro Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 18 Sep 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western European

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 2nd NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion
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Service number

WWI 16/963 AWMM

Military service

1915-1918

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll # 512828

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM
• 2 Aug 1915 at Takapuna
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Age on enlistment

22yrs

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Occupation before enlistment

Farmer

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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

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Unknown AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM

Surname is recorded as Tamauaki in Nominal Rolls, as Tamauahi in Archives New Zealand

Next of Kin: Mr P. Tamauahi, Ruatoria, Waiapu (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

5 Apr 1918 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Bertrancourt Military Cemetery, Somme, France AWMM Plot 2. Row B. Grave 6. AWMM

Memorial name

Gisborne's War Memorial

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Memorial name

• St Mary's Church Memorial Board, Tikitiki near Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7823686
  Further Reference
• 'Tikitiki church war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tikitiki-church-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Oct-2014
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/tikitiki-church-war-memorial
  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
• Commonwealth War Graves Commmission
  https://www.cwgc.org/
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

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: 709
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.