KARETAI, Edmonds Stewart Turi Karetai
(Service number 16/271)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | abt 1894 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Otakou, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Joseph Karetai, Otakou, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 1st Maori Contingent | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | A Company | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Maori Contingent | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 August 1915 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery,Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Arowhenua War Memorial. On Roll of Honour Tamatea, Otakou Marae, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Karetai of Otakou Post Office, Otakou, Dunedin
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014); NZ Historical BDM records (bdmhistoricalrecords,dai.govt.nz)
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Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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