Ruru Tapine

Forenames

Ruru AWMM

Surname

Tapine AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/71 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

5 Apr 1891 Public Source

Date of birth

5 Apr 1891

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Place of birth

Waipiro Bay

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Birth notes

Son of Turei and Kahuti Tapine

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Waipiro Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Hone Taahiawa (uncle), Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Egyptian - Gallipoli, Egyptian EF & Western European

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 1st NZ Maori Contingent
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Service number

WWI 16/71 AWMM

Military service

1914-1919

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM
• 14 Nov 1914 at Avondale
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Age on enlistment

24yrs

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Occupation before enlistment

Butcher for Hatara Matehe of Waipiro Bay

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Embarkation details

WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Private AWMM B Company AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

Mar 1917 Hospitalized for Mumps; Apr 1918 wounded, remained at duty

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Last rank

Private

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Next of Kin: Mr H. Taahiawa, Waipiro Bay, E. C. (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

17 Feb 1920 Public Source

Date of death

17 February 1920

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Place of death

Public Hospital, Gisborne

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Death notes

Pte Ruru Tapine died 17 Feb 1920 in the Gisborne Hospital and is buried in the Te Hau Urupa at Whatatutu, Gisborne. His Memorial Service Plaque can be found in the Waipiro Bay Services Cemetery at Waipiro Bay

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Cemetery name

Te Hau Urupa, Whatatutu

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Memorial name

Waipiro Bay Services Cemetery

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Memorial name

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/R7823800
  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

References

• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 710
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.