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Te Miere Teua

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 718 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 718 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1886 AWMM Ohiwa, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Te Puke, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Hapi Porourangi (uncle), Ohiwa, Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 18 September 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/846 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 1915 AWMM
    Age 29 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Surname is recorded as Te Ua on the Nominal Roll, Teua in all other references.

    One of the 50 Tuhoe soldiers who fought in WW1. Hamua. Pvt. World War 1, 1914-1918, sn.16/846, 2nd Māori Contingent, embarked 18-Sept-1915 for Suez, Egypt. Awarded 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Flax cutter. Next of kin - Toheriri Horopapera (brother) Kutarere and Hape Porourangi (Uncle) Ohiwa; b. 1886 Ohiwa, declared age was 25Y when he enlisted in 1915, killed in action 21-Jul-1917 Belgium, aged 31Y. Buried in Underhill Farm Cemetery (Charles Timutimu Research Project). AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    21 July 1917 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Underhill Farm Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM A. 26. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • E kore koe e warewaretia Uncle
    Public - tom - Direct descendant - 12 May 2017
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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 718 AWMM
    • Research for this record was kindly provided by the Nga Wahi Pakanga I Karipori Charles Timutimu Research (August 2014). This project focused on the men of the Te Urewera area who fought in the 1st World War 1914 - 1918. AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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