Private

Jerry Rata

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Herewaka Rata and Te Auraki Hongi Hapeta, of Mangamuka, Hokianga, New Zealand. Native of Te Araroa, Gisborne.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
19411
Name:
Jerry Rata
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
20 December 1895
Place of Birth: 
Mangamuka, North Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Rata Herewaka (father), Mangamuka, Hokianga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
20 June 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
02 January 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 73
Vessel:
Opawa
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 5. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Jerry Rata
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