Private

Hono Paufai

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Pagetao and Fipe. Born Niue Island. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, and at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2078
Name:
Hono Paufai
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
11 September 1892
Place of Birth: 
Niue Island, Pacific Islands
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Louie Paufai (mother), Niue Island, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
179 Hobson Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Barber
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died from chest injuries and tubercular illness
Date of Death:
06 November 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Prot. Soldiers Area A, Row 1, Grave 2.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Hono Paufai
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