Private

Taumataua

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Tione and Temukita Mokamahele; husband of Laka Vailoga, of Lakepa Niue. Born at Lakepa, Niue. Served in Egypt and on the Western Front.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/1165
Name:
Taumataua
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Lakepa, Niue Island, Pacific Islands
Next of Kin: 
Laka (wife), Lakepa, Niue Island, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Settler
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
19 December 1916
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd 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

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Wes. Block C, Row 6, Grave 1A.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Taumataua
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