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Hamiora Parakuka

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 70), Page: 31 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hamiora AWMM
  • Surname
    Parakuka AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 20608 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 December 1895 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Ohinemutu Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 November 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Ohinemutu, Rotorua Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 November 2024 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Aowhinga Parakuka (wife), Ohinemutu, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    1915 Hamiora Terakata PARAKUKA married Te Aohinga POURURU Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 November 2024 - Military Record & NZ BDM Marriage records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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    WW1 Unknown AWMM Boat builder/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
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    8 June 1936 AWMM
    Rotorua, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Obituary
    The death occurred at Ohinemutu on Saturday of Hamiora Parakuka, a descendant of elders of both Ngati Whakaue and Ngati Rangiwihi and a prominent figure in the Ohinemutu and Awahou maraes in recent years. Deceased who was 40 years of age at the time of his death, was one of the first to join the Maori Pioneer Battalion during the Great War and left New Zealand with the rank of Lieutenant, serving for about two years at the front. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 November 2024 - Te Puke Times, 14 February 1936, Page 2
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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06 November 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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