Private

Ngakapa Tahu

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Taimona and Ruta Tahu, of Te Kopuru, Wairoa North. Native of Ripia. Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/358
Name:
Ngakapa Tahu
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Taimona Tahu (father), Te Kopuru, Northern Wairoa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ripia, Northern Wairoa, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori Contingent

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
06 August 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 20
Vessel:
Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
24
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Ngakapa Tahu
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