Karaka Takao
Born 31 Jul 1894
- Service number
- WWI 20870 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Karaka AWMM
- Surname
- Takao AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 20870 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
- Tamakaimoana, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngā Iwi o Mataatua, Mataatua, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 31 Jul 1894 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
- Son of TAKAO of Waimana & Mrs Pine TAKAO of RuatokiPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 August 2025 - Military Record
- Address before enlistment
- WaimanaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 August 2025 - Military Record
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW1 Mrs Pine Takao (mother), Ruatoki, via Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- By the early 1940's his wife was Materoa TAKAOPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 August 2025 - Military record
- Single
1932 Karaka TAKAO married Te Otawa BEAUCHAMPPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 August 2025 - Military Record & NZ BDM Marriage Records
- By the early 1940's his wife was Materoa TAKAO
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 20870 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 15 Nov 1916-29 Jan 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 69 AWMM Vessel was RMS Tahiti AWMM Private AWMM 10th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
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Biographical information
- One of the 50 Tūhoe soldiers who fought in WW1. Te Whakatane, Tamakaimoana. Pvt. World War 1, 1914-1918, sn.20870, 10th Reinforcements Māori Contingent, embarked 15-Nov-1916 for Devonport England. Farmer, next of kin - Mrs Pine Takao (mother), Materoa Takao (wife) Waimana; b. 31-Jul-1894 in Waimana, listed as being married (2) to Te Otawa Beauchamp in 1932 (Charles Timutimu Research Project).
Urewera Lands Consolidation Scheme (Report of Commissioners as to position of). Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, G-07."At a sitting of the Commission at Ruatoki in April last it was stated that a number of the Urewera Natives sold their lands prior to enlisting for the war; those who returned now find themselves landless, and they ask that the Crown give them land so that they may not be a burden on the members of their families." Takao was listed as one of these men. AWMM
About death
- Death
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- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Anzac Hall, Te Rewarewa Marae, Ruatoki AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7823610
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
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
45: 34 - Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand.
Urewera Lands Consolidation Scheme (Report of Commissioners as to position of). Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, G-07. - Research for this record was kindly provided by the Nga Wahi Pakanga I Karipori Charles Timutimu Research (August 2014). This project focused on the men of the Te Urewera area who fought in the 1st World War 1914 - 1918.
- 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.
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- HMNZT 69 - The oilsheet -- At sea : Printed and published on the high seas for the Committee by Corpl. Jas. Perry. : 1916-17
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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