Private

Willie Ruka

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
19303
Name:
Willie Ruka
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Ikara (mother), Puka Puka, 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:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
28 January 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 November 1916
Transport:
Manuka 16 November 1916
Vessel:
Manuka
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
C.E. E.E. 584.
Cemetery Location: 
Australia
Willie Ruka
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