KORAKO, Henry
(Service number 16/1477)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Miss Ema Korako (sister), Tuahiwi, Kaiapoi, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Maori Contingent | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 4th Reinforcements No.2 Platoon | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 June 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Berks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Begium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Henry Korako was the son of Tutehounuku Korako, of Tuakiwi, Kaiapoi, New Zealand
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014)
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Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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