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Reweti Wipaki

  • Service number
    WWI 16/1242 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Wi Paki AWMM
    • Wi Paki AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Image of gravestone at Rotorua provided by Gabrielle Fortune, February 2011 - Image has All Rights Reserved

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Reweti AWMM
  • Surname
    Wipaki AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Wi Paki AWMM
    • Wi Paki AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/1242 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    September 1895 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2024 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Ohinemutu, Rotorua Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Wiremu WIPAKI Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2024 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    c/- Totai MITCHELL, Rotorua Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2024 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Lily Reweti (sister), Waihou, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Husband of RAIHA MONI Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2024 - https://www.geni.com/people/REWETI-WIPAKI/6000000003836359047

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/1242 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 Labourer/Civilian 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Listed on Nominal Roll as Wi Paki. Listed at Archives New Zealand as Wi Paki. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 June 1948 AWMM
    Rotorua, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Muruika Urupa, Rotorua Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 June 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257212621/reweti-wipaki
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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Sources

Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 July 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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