David John

Forenames

David AWMM

Surname

John AWMM

Also known as

David John Pomana

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Service number

WWI 16/1452 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

Jan 1895 Public Source

Date of birth

Jan 1895

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Place of birth

Nuhaka, HB, NZ

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Birth notes

son of John & Oreti Pomana

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Address before enlistment

Ruakituri, Matawai, Gisborne

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Next of kin

Mrs Oreti Pamana (mother), Nuhaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

single

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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Western European

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 5th NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion
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Service number

WWI 16/1452 AWMM

Military service

1916-1919

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Medals and Awards

British War Medal
Victory Medal

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
• 24 Feb 1916 at Narrow Neck
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Age on enlistment

21yrs

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Embarkation details

WW1 26 Jul 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 59 or HMNZT 60 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata or Ulimaroa AWMM Private AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM

Last rank

Private

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Next of Kin: Mrs O. Pomana, Nuhaka, Hawkes Bay (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

20 Jul 1919 Public Source

Date of death

20 July 1919

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Age at death

abt. 24yrs

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Place of death

Nuhaka, HB

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Cause of death

Pericardium

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Death notes

David John died 20 July 1919 from sickness (not due to war service) in Nuhaka, Wairoa, aged abt. 24yrs, after being discharged in May 1919,

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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/R18053567
  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

• The ulima-roarer : a collection of wails & fishy stories, etc., from the Indian Ocean. (1916). [Indian Ocean]: [15th Reinforcements].
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  37: 37
• 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.