RATIMA, Nepia
(Service number 16/91)
| 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 | Torere, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Wharekohuru Remana, Poroporo, Bay of Plenty, 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 | B Company | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Maori Contingent | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 August 1915 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru & Arowhenua War Memorial as N Ratana? | ||
Biographical Notes
NB: The link to South Canterbury remains unclear (if any)
Sources
Cenotaph [5 Jan 2014]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20804270 - digitised
External Links
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Researched and Written by
John Sutherland (SC branch NZSG)
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