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Henere Nopera

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  • Service number
    WWI 20821 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Honere Nopera AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 43), Page: 36 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 43), Page: 36 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henere AWMM
  • Surname
    Nopera AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Honere Nopera AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 20821 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    18 November 1890 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Nopera Mumu (father), Houhora, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWI AWMM
    Heni Wiki Te Kao - 18th March 1915 1 child, Heremaia Nopera born 23rd November 1915 AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 20821 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 July 1921 AWMM
    Te Kao, Parengarenga AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Roll of Honour

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  • Tēnā koe e te tuakana o tōku tūpuna a Pakinga, nei rā te tātai heke -
    Ka moe a Paaka i a Kawhi,
    Ka puta ko Nopera Mumu (Te Tuatahi) (aka Ngāpipi, Ngākuku)
    Ka moe a Nopera Mumu i a Kataraina Pikiahu
    Ka puta ko Nopera Mumu (Te Tuarua) (aka Kamariera)
    Nā Nopera Mumu (Te Tuarua) ka puta ko koe e Henare.
    Kia au te moe i roto i te āhurutanga o ō heinga kua nunumi atu rā.
    Nāku nā - Poharama Nopera
    Public - Poharama Te Puawhe - Other relative - 15 November 2021
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  • I was so grateful that I found your name today, because you belong to our whanau, the Noperas' of Houhora,who settled in Ahipara Northland Also with you in battle was Patrick Nopera and Danny Nopera We have been doing a lot of the Maori Battalion re-collections for a few years and our soldiers of the past I am a granddaughter to Nopera Mumu and Kataraina my mum was Mary Annie Born in Houhora after her grand aunt Annie who married Judge Manning and I am Bryar Barbara Annette and my younger brother is Phillip James my sons are Awa Inwood and Waylen Inwood and my brothers sons are Jessie James and Curtis our Pakeha Grandfather was Phillip Oscar Inwood Moemoe ra You will be remembered forever and thankyou for putting your life, your principles of maori tikanga on the line for ALL in Aotearoa NewZealand All Our Aroha
    Public - Bryar Barbara Annette - Other Relative - 25 May 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21380935
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      43: 36 AWMM
    • Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
15 November 2021Poharama Te PuawheChristchurchOther relative
25 May 2015Bryar Barbara AnnetteNorth Shore Auckland City New ZealandOther Relative

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