James Walford Waetford

Forenames

James Walford AWMM

Surname

Waetford AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/780 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

1892 AWMM

Date of birth

12th April 1891

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Place of birth

Whangarei

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Birth notes

Son of Charles Adolphus Berry & Heni Te Ihi WAETFORD

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Address before enlistment

Kamo, Whangarei

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Next of kin

Mr C.A. Waetford (father), Kamo, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

James WAETFORD wife was Wharemata nee' Tangiwa

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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/780 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Driver/Military AWMM

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

Next of Kin: Mr C. A. Waetford, Kamo, Whangarei (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

23 Apr 1922 AWMM
Age  30 AWMM

Age at death

31 years

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Place of death

Tōwai, Far Northland

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Death notes

James WAETFORD was buried in Waiomio, Northland

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Memorial name

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

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22021048
  Further Reference
• Other military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20551234
  Further Reference
• Casualty Department Nominal Rolls of Service Personnel Returning to New Zealand Index, Auckland Council Archives
  http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/ACC080/searchnominal.htm
  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

References

• 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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• 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.