Nathaniel Hale
Born 1 Jun 1891 - Died 1927
- Service number
- WWI 16/1486 AWMM
- Also known as
- NATHANIEL GOODHUE HALEPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
- NatPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- NATHANIEL GOODHUE HALE
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 4th NZ Maori ContingentPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- CorporalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Forenames
- Nathaniel AWMM
- Surname
- Hale AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- NATHANIEL GOODHUE HALEPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
- NatPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- NATHANIEL GOODHUE HALE
- Service number
- WWI 16/1486 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
- Roman CatholicPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1 Jun 1891 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 1 June 1891Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- Tolaga BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- son of William Frederic & Annie Gertrude HALE of Maungatuna, Tolaga BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Address before enlistment
- Tolaga BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs A.G. Hale (mother), Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- single
1919 married Mary Margaret KennellyPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record & Research
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 4th NZ Maori ContingentPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/1486 AWMM
- Military service
- New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company AWMM
- 1916-1919Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- —
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
London Gazette 28 December 1917, p13575, Rec No 1108 AWMM - British War & Victory Medals
Mention In Despatches (MID) for Distinguished & Gallant Service & Devotion to dutyPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
- 15 March 1916 at Narrow NeckPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Age on enlistment
- 24yrs 9mthsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
- Occupation before enlistment
- Farmer for Hon. A T Ngata at Kahukura (Tikitiki)Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 26 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 56 or HMNZT 57 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM Private AWMM 4th Reinforcements, No. 2 Platoon AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
Pleurisy and pneumonia AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
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- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of William Frederic and Annie Gertrude Hale
Four sons enlisted William Fredrick Hale (43121) the eldest; Harold Hale (12781); Nathaniel Hale (16/1486) all survived the war; Eric Hale (16/5) killed in action.
It is believed, family write, his lungs were weakend as a consequence of repeated bouts of bronchitis in the trenches in France.
The Auckland Museum Library's manuscripts collection holds a photograph of Nathaniel Hale in uniform. [Ref. MS 2010/7]
Member of the Maori Pioneer Battalion attached to the New Zealand Tunnelling Company.
43 members of the NZ (Maori) Pioneers served with the New Zealand Tunnelling Company and assisted in the late 1916 early 1917 preparations of the Arras caverns for the Battle of Arras.
Next of Kin: Mrs A. G. Hale, Tologa Bay, Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 1927 AWMM
Age 35 AWMM - Date of death
- 16 Aug 1927Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
- Age at death
- —
- Place of death
- Cook Hospital, Gisborne, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
- Cause of death
- Died of Sickness AWMM
- Death notes
- NATHANIEL GOODHUE HALE, died 16.8.1927 aged 35 yearsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Tolaga Bay Cemetery, Tolaga Bay, East CoastPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
- Grave reference
- Block TOL1/A; Plot 14; Warrant # 118Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
- Obituary
- The death occurred this morning at the Cook Hospital of Mr. Nathaniel Hale, fourth son of Mrs. Annie and the late Mr. William Frederick Hale, of Tolaga Bay. Deceased, who was born in Tolaga, was a highly popular member of the coastal community, and had a host of friends in Gisborne, where he frequently spent short periods. He was engaged in bush work until the last few days, and fell a victim to pleurisy; his removal to Cook Hospital occurred yesterday, and at an early hour this morning passed away. Mrs. Nathaniel Hale predeceased her husband by five weeks, having suffered a long illness. Four young children survive the death of their parent's, and widespread sympathy will be felt for them.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 23 March 2024 - OBITUARY
POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LIII, ISSUE 16420, 16 AUGUST 1927, PAGE 8 - HALE. —At Cook Hospital, Gisborne, on August 16. 1927. .Nathaniel Goodhue, fourth son of Annie and the late William Hale, of Tolaga Bay; aged 36 years. R.I.P. The funeral will leave the Catholic Church, Tolaga Bay, at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday), August 17, for
Tolaga Bay Cemetery.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 23 March 2024 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME LIII, ISSUE 16420, 16 AUGUST 1927, PAGE 6
- The death occurred this morning at the Cook Hospital of Mr. Nathaniel Hale, fourth son of Mrs. Annie and the late Mr. William Frederick Hale, of Tolaga Bay. Deceased, who was born in Tolaga, was a highly popular member of the coastal community, and had a host of friends in Gisborne, where he frequently spent short periods. He was engaged in bush work until the last few days, and fell a victim to pleurisy; his removal to Cook Hospital occurred yesterday, and at an early hour this morning passed away. Mrs. Nathaniel Hale predeceased her husband by five weeks, having suffered a long illness. Four young children survive the death of their parent's, and widespread sympathy will be felt for them.
- Memorial name
- Tikitiki Church War Memorial (under the listing of WWI - those that died at Home)Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Research
- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R16790121
Further Reference - Other military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20548290
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130986.html
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
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- Information kindly provided by family
Correspondence with family - Information kindly provided by family
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
34: 40 - 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.
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- Neill, J.C. (Ed.). (1922). The New Zealand Tunnelling Company, 1915-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Annabell, N. Official History of the New Zealand Engineers during the Great War 1914–1919. Wanganui: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe, 1927.
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