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WHITAU, Puaka
(Service number 16/188)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names M-Y, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Memorial Scroll - Puaka Whitau — (Courtesy of K Whitau-Kean )

Memorial Cross, St John's Church, Temuka, pictured in 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.24 #01)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Tuahiwi, New Zealand
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Miria Kemara (aunt), Temuka, New Zealand
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	1st Maori Contingent
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	A Company
Date	14 February 1915
Transport	Warrimoo
Embarked From	Wellington, New Zealand	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	New Zealand Maori Contingent

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	10 October 1915	Age
Place of Death	England ex Gallipoli
Cause	Died of disease
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Wokingham (St Sebastian) Churchyard, Heathlands Road, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham Berkshire England
Memorial Reference	Special Plot 1
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour (as P WHITU?); Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of Teone and Ratira Whitau, of Temuka, Southland, New Zealand.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Wheeler, N. - White, A. (photo J Halpin 2010)

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