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Kawenata Kemp

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 38), Page: 40 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 38), Page: 40 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 August 1894 Military personnel file Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Taiporutu Kemp (father), Okauia, Matamata, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
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  • 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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Pulmonary tuberculosis AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Kawenata Kemp was the son of Taiporutu Kemp, of Matamata, New Zealand.

    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

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  • Death
    28 January 1918 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Urupa, Okauia, Matamata-Piako District, New Zealand AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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

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  • Your bravery will always be remembered uncle Kawenata.
    Public - Marion Catherine - Other Relative - 24 April 2015
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24 April 2015Marion CatherineAuckland NZOther Relative

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