Meihana Te Rewa
Born 2 May 1883 - Died 1957
- Service number
- WWI 16/845 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 3rd NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Forenames
- Meihana AWMM
- Surname
- Te Rewa AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 16/845 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 2 May 1883 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
- Waimana, Whakatane, BOP, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- son of Te Rewa, WaimanaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Address before enlistment
- Otoko, Matawai, GisbornePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Waimana Te Rewa (father), Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- singlePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 3rd NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/845 AWMM
- Military service
- 1915-1919Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- British War Medal
Victory MedalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- 15 July 1915 at Narrow Neck (2nd NZMPC)
5 Feb 1916 at Narrow Neck (3rd NZMPC)Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Age on enlistment
- 32yrs 2mthsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Occupation before enlistment
- Labourer for John Hutchinson of Otoko, Matawai, GisbornePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 05 Feb 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 42 or HMNZT 43 or HMNZT 44 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua AWMM Private AWMM A Company AWMM 3rd Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Aug 1917 - wounded; Feb 1919 suffering from PneumoniaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
Last known rank
- Last rank
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- One of the 50 Tuhoe soldiers who fought in WW1. Whakatane, Ngāi Tama.Pvt. World War 1, 1914-1918, sn 16/845, 3rd Māori Contingent, A Company, embarked 5-Feb-1916 for Suez, Egypt. Labourer, next of kin - Waimana Te Rewa (father) Bay of Plenty; b. 02-May-1883, aged 22Y when he enlisted in 1915, dcd 1957 age 65Y (Charles Timutimu Research Project).
Urewera Lands Consolidation Scheme (Report of Commissioners as to position of). Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, G-07."At a sitting of the Commission at Ruatoki in April last it was stated that a number of the Urewera Natives sold their lands prior to enlisting for the war; those who returned now find themselves landless, and they ask that the Crown give them land so that they may not be a burden on the members of their families." Te Rewa was listed as one of these men. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 1957 AWMM
Age 65 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
- Meihana Te Rewa died in 1957 in NZ aged 65yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 28 February 2016 - BMD NZ Records
- Cause of death
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- Cemetery
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7824939
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 Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
25: 2 - Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand.
Urewera Lands Consolidation Scheme (Report of Commissioners as to position of). Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, G-07. - 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.
- Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- 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.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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