Mari Tauriri Panapa
Born 17 Jan 1900 - Died 23 Oct 1980
- Service number
- WWI 16/1564 AWMM
- Also known as
- Mari Taupiri AWMM
- Murray AWMM
- Mari Panapa AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Last rank
- WW1
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Mari Tauriri AWMM
- Surname
- Panapa AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Mari Taupiri AWMM
- Murray AWMM
- Mari Panapa AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/1564 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
- Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngā Iwi o Tākitimu, Tākitimu, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Tākitimu, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Kurahaupō, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Ngāti Kurupakiaka, Māori AWMM
- Rangitāne, Ngā Iwi o Kurahaupō, Kurahaupō, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Ngāti Hāwea (Ngāti Kahungunu), Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngā Iwi o Tākitimu, Tākitimu, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Religion
- Roman CatholicPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 17 Jan 1900 AWMM
- Date of birth
- 16 January 1896Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- HastingsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- WW1 Waipatu, Hastings AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- King Panapa (brother), Waipatu, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single/WWI AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/1564 AWMM
- Military service
- 1916-1919Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- British War Medal.
Victory MedalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- Narrow Neck Camp, TakapunaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Shearer AWMM
- 26 April 1916 at Narrow Neck, TakapunaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Age on enlistment
- 20yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- 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
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
- June 1917 gassed, admitted to hospital; Dec 1917 wounded twice GSWound Right thighPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 4 May 1919 AWMM
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Military Record
- Last rank
- —
Biographical information
- Married Waerea Waikari Karaitiana on 11 August 1927 at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Hastings, Hawke's Bay. On marriage into the Roman Catholic faith, Mari adopted the name Hohepa (Joseph). He was the father of Anthony Waikari Panapa and the older brother of Private Pita Tauriri Panapa 817730 who served in the 28 Maori Battalion in the Second World War. Family source.
Address on embarkation and the next of kin address are both spelt incorrectly as 'Waipata' in Military Personnel File. Birth date stated incorrectly on Military Personnel File as 16 January 1896, which was in fact his sister, Amiria (Milly) Panapa/Logan's date of birth. Name incorrectly spelt as Mari Taupiri Panapa in Nominal Rolls.
Initially embarked iwth the 4th Maori Contingent. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 23 Oct 1980 Military Personnel File
- Date of death
- 25 Oct 1980Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Hasatings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Age at death
- 80yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Hasatings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Place of death
- HastingsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Hasatings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Cause of death
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- Death notes
- My grandfather Mari's tangihanga and service was held at Ruahapia Marae, Waipatu, Hastings. He was laid to rest at the RSA Lawn Cemetery in Hastings, Hawke's Bay.Public - Carol Lorraine - Direct descendant - 12 September 2017 - Family Source
- Mari Tauriri Panapa 1st NZEF # 16/1564 Died 23 Oct 1980 and is buried in the Hastings RSA Lawn Cemetery. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Hasatings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- My grandfather Mari's tangihanga and service was held at Ruahapia Marae, Waipatu, Hastings. He was laid to rest at the RSA Lawn Cemetery in Hastings, Hawke's Bay.
- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Hastings Cemetery & Crematorium, Hawke's BayPublic - Carol Lorraine - Direct descendant - 12 September 2017 - Family Source
- Hastings Cemetery, Hawke's BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Hasatings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Hastings Cemetery & Crematorium, Hawke's Bay
- Grave reference
- Block RSA; Plot F 85; Ref: RSAF85_HPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2017 - Hasatings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21383666
Further Reference - Other military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20550044
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
- 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.
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 5: Includes portrait - 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.
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