Private

Waata Taukamo

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Wi and Iritana Taukamo, of Kahukura, Waiapu, Gisborne, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

His brothers were Pokaiakatea Piringa, TeRaiwa Dave and sister Heni.

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Casualty

Service Number: 
19753
Name:
Waata Taukamo
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Kikiwai Tuakamo (wife), Kahukura, East Coast, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
31 December 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 88
Vessel:
Athenic
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
B. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Waata Taukamo
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