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Winiata Tapsell

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  • Service number
    WWI 16/135 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Winiata Pekamu Rewi Tapsell AWMM
    • Winiata Tapsell AWMM
    • Winiata Tapihana AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • 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
    Winiata AWMM
  • Surname
    Tapsell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Winiata Pekamu Rewi Tapsell AWMM
    • Winiata Tapsell AWMM
    • Winiata Tapihana AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/135 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 January 1892 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Maketu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    All Black/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss Ira Tapsell (sister), Maketu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Le Quesnoy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/135 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    17 June 1974 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

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Roll of Honour

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  • TO MY KORO I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE KNOWING YOU AS A CHILD AND TREASURE THOSE MEMORIES , BACK IN THE 70's .LOVE ALWAYS YOUR GRANDSON CLEM AND MY FAMILY GINA,GREAT GRANDSONS ALEX, & LUKE, & GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER RHIANNON.
    Public - CLEMENT WYNYARD GAVIN (JNR) - Other Relative - 26 April 2015
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26 April 2015CLEMENT WYNYARD GAVIN (JNR)NEW ZEALANDOther Relative

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