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Henry Korako

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Korako AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/1477 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 16 August 1896 AWMM
    • 16 August 1896 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    16 August 1896 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military record
  • Place of birth
    Tauhiwi, Kaiapoi Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Tutehounuku Korako, of Tuahiwi, Kaiapoi Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military record
  • Address before enlistment
    Tauhiwi Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Miss Ema Korako (sister), Tuahiwi, Kaiapoi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 4th NZ Maori Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Service number
    WWI 16/1477 AWMM
  • Military service
    1916-1917 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    • 2 Mar 1916 at Narrow Neck Camp, Takapuna Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    20yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Military Record

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Henry Korako was the son of Tutehounuku Korako, of Tuahiwi, Kaiapoi, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 June 1917 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM III. A. 34. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    St Mary's Church's, Tikitiki War Memorial
    Tuahiwi War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 8 February 2016 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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

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Sources

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08 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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