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WHITAU, Arapata Koti P
(Service number 16/789)

Memorial Scroll - Arapata Koti P Whitau
Arowhenua War Memorial - World War One plaque
Arowhenua War Memorial
Aliases
First Rank Private Last Rank Private

Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Raetihi, New Zealand
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin Hiria Parete,Teruapu, Temuka, New Zealand
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation 2nd Maori Contingent
Unit, Squadron, or Ship
Date 18 September 1915
Transport Waitemata
Embarked From Wellington, New Zealand Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With New Zealand Pioneer Battalion

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 8 June 1916 Age
Place of Death Somme, France
Cause Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France
Memorial Reference II. A. 33.
New Zealand Memorials On Memorial wall, Timaru; Arowhenua War Memorial; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories

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