Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Paroa Apanui Born 14 August 1894 - Died 4 April 1953 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 20610 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 38), Page: 40 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › TitlePrivate Public - Josephine - Other relative - 25 April 2016 - Whanau ForenamesParoa AWMM SurnameApanui AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 20610 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiIwi Māori AWMM Te Whakatohea Public - Josephine - Other relative - 25 April 2016 - Whanau HapūNgai-Tama Haua Public - Josephine - Other relative - 25 April 2016 - Whanau WakaMataatua Public - Josephine - Other relative - 25 April 2016 - Whanau RoheWhakatohea Public - Josephine - Other relative - 25 April 2016 - Whanau ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Hahi Ringatū Public - Josephine - Other relative - 25 April 2016 - Whanau Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth14 August 1894 AWMM Opotiki, Bay of Plenty AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupationLabourer/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mrs Raria Apanui (mother), Otara, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 20610 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 19 Aug 1916-24 October 1916 AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 61 AWMM Vessel was Aparima AWMM Private AWMM 7th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 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 Death About death Contribute › Death4 April 1953 AWMM Age 62 AWMM Opotiki, Bay of Plenty AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryOpotiki Public Cemetery, St John Street / Duke Street & State Highway 2, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM RSA 29 Soldiers mem AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Paroa Apanui by laying a poppy. Karangawai Apanui Manu Apanui Paroa Apanui Rewia Apanui Wepiha Apanui Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Paroa Apanui Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksOpotiki District Council cemetery records https://sites.google.com/site/opotikicemeteries/home Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22270740 Further Reference Opotiki District Council cemetery record and headstone image https://sites.google.com/site/opotikicemeteries/about-opotiki-cemeteries-urupa-opotiki/a-z-of-surnames/a-surnames/paora-apanui Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 38: 40 AWMM Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 25 April 2016JosephineAustralia Direct descendant The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
