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Cenotaph record

James William Tepene

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  • Service number
    • WWI 16/306 AWMM
    • WWI 20795 AWMM
    • and 16/306 Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Military Personnel File
    • WW1 20795 Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 10 May 2023 - Military Personal records
  • Also known as
    • James Williams AWMM
    • James Henry William Tepene Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 10 May 2023 - Military Personal records
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
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Headstone of Sgt James William TEPENE 20795. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 110, Plot 50. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Sgt James William TEPENE 20795. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, B …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James William AWMM
  • Surname
    Tepene AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • James Williams AWMM
    • James Henry William Tepene Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 10 May 2023 - Military Personal records
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/306 AWMM
    • WWI 20795 AWMM
    • and 16/306 Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Military Personnel File
    • WW1 20795 Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 10 May 2023 - Military Personal records
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 September 1887 AWMM Otago Heads, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
    13 September 1887 Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • Place of birth
    Maori Kaik, Otago, New Zealand Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM 295 Cargill Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Plate layer AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 John William Tipene (father), Otakou, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Grandfather Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Family

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/306 AWMM
    • WWI 20795 AWMM
    • and 16/306 Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Military Personnel File
    • WW1 20795 Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 10 May 2023 - Military Personal records
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 December 1928 AWMM
    Age 41 AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Date of death
    17 December 1928 Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Birth, Deaths and Marriages
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Birth, Deaths and Marriages
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago AWMM Block 110, Plot 50 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Andersons Bay Cemetery Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Birth, Deaths and Marriages
  • Grave reference
    Plot 50 Blk 110 Public - Ruth - Direct descendant - 7 April 2016 - Birth, Deaths and Marriages
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
10 May 2023RuthDunedinDirect descendant

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