William Northover

Title

Private

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Forenames

William AWMM

Surname

Northover AWMM

Also known as

Wiremu Te Karuwha NORTHOVER

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Service number

WWI 20761 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

10 Apr 1895 Public Source

Date of birth

10 Apr 1895

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Place of birth

Tokomaru Bay, East Coast

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Birth notes

son of Joe Northover of Tokomaru Bay

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Address before enlistment

Tokomaru Bay

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Next of kin

Joe Northover (father), Tokomaru 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
• NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion
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Service number

WWI 20761 AWMM

Military service

1916-1919

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Medals and Awards

British War & Victory Medals

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Enlistment

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

21yrs 3mths

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Embarkation details

WW1 23 Sep 1916-19 Nov 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 65 AWMM Vessel was Pakeha AWMM Private AWMM 8th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM

Death

1 Oct 1975 Public Source

Date of death

1 Oct 1975

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Age at death

80yrs

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Place of death

Napier

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Death notes

Wiremu Te Karuwha Northover died 1975 aged 80yrs (birthdate 18/8/1895)

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Cemetery name

Omahu Urupa, Fernhill, Hastings

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Memorial name

Waipiro Bay School's Roll of Honour

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Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21381130
  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

• Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• HMNZT 65 - Pakeha : the journal of the Seventeenth Reinforcements H.M.N.Z. Transport 65 (S.S."Pakeha"). Pilling, E.G. (Ewen George), editor. McGhie, J.G. (John Gordon), editor. Bell, R.B. (Robert Brown), editor. -- At sea : Officers and men, 17th Reinforcements : 1916.