PORETE, August Paani
(Service number 16/287)
| 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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| Address at Enlistment | Hillgrove, Otago, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Paani Porete, Hillgrove, Otago, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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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 Contingen | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 September 1915 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Egypt | ||
| Cause | Enteric fever | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Arowhenua War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Timaima Kaipuke and Paani Porete of Hillgrove, Otago. August Porete died in Egypt having been evacuated from Gallipoli.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [3 Jan 2014]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20802098; SCRoll web submission by K Whitau-Kean 26 October 2018
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