Identity
Title
Corporal
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Forenames
Nathaniel AWMM
Surname
Hale AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
- NATHANIEL GOODHUE HALE Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Gisborne's Cemetery records
- Nat Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 9 February 2016 - Military Record
Service number
WWI 16/1486 AWMM
Gender
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Roman Catholic
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Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
1 June 1891
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Place of birth
Tolaga Bay
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Birth notes
son of William Frederic & Annie Gertrude HALE of Maungatuna, Tolaga Bay
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Address before enlistment
Tolaga Bay
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Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
Mrs A.G. Hale (mother), Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
single
1919 married Mary Margaret Kennelly
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Service
Medals and Awards
British War & Victory Medals
Mention In Despatches (MID) for Distinguished & Gallant Service & Devotion to duty
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Capture details
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
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. AWMM
Roll of Honour
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Nathaniel Hale
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Sources
External links
Documents
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
34: 40 AWMM - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM
Contributors
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| Date | Name | Location | Relationship | Contact |
| 03 April 2016 | Lorraine M | Gisborne, NZ | Researcher |
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