Barney Tawera
Born 21 May 1893 - Died 11 May 1921
- Service number
- WWI 16/571 AWMM
- Also known as
- Barney Tawera AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 1st NZ Maori ContingentPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
- Forenames
- Barney AWMM
- Surname
- Tawera AWMM
- Ingoa
- —
- Also known as
- Barney Tawera AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/571 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
- Church of EnglandPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 21 May 1893 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 21 May 1893Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- Nuhaka, Wairoa, Hawkes BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- son of Panere (Barney) Tawera of NuhakaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Nuhaka, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- —
- Next of kin
- Barney Tawera (father), Nuhaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Egyptian - Gallipoli & MudrosPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 1st NZ Maori ContingentPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
- Service number
- WWI 16/571 AWMM
- Military service
- 1915-1917Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- —
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Eligible for Plaque & Scroll which was issued, no number declaredPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- —
- Branch Trade Proficiency
- —
- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
- 28 January 1915 at AvondalePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
- Age on enlistment
- 21 or 22 yearsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
- Occupation before enlistment
- LabourerPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
Embarkations
- 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
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
- —
- Days interned
- —
- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Other, WWI AWMM
Nature of Injury: T.B. Spinal Percent of disability: 35 Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Private AWMM
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM - Last rank
- —
Biographical information
- Barney Tarewa was the son of Panera Tawera, of Pukehou, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Born at Nuhaka. Served in Egypt and at Gallipoli in 1915.
Next of Kin: Mr B. Tawera, Nuhaka, Hawkes Bay (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 11 May 1921 AWMM
- Date of death
- —
- Age at death
- 27yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - BMD NZ Records
- Place of death
- Trentham Hospital, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
- Cause of death
- TB & PleuisyPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
- Death notes
- Died in Trntham Hospital 11 May 1921 of P.T.B.
Buried in Nuhaka Cemetery, Hawkes BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record - Cemetery
- Nuhaka Cemetery, Wairoa, New Zealand AWMM
- Cemetery name
- Takiraukahea Urupā, Nuhaka, WairoaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 August 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206121046/barney-tawera
- Grave reference
- —
- Obituary
- —
- Memorial name
- —
- Memorial reference
- —
Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7824031
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130886.html
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643402/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643402
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
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Roll of Honour. (1923). Wellington, N.Z.: Ministry of Defence.
- New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 711 - New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer).
- 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.
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
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