Private

Taura

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Tuakina Atiu, of Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/1202
Name:
Taura
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Atiu, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Next of Kin: 
Tuakina (father), Atiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
07 January 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (12-15 March 1916)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Screen Wall. 909.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Taura
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