NOPERA, Raha
(Service number 16/192)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21/03/1883 | Place of Birth | Nelson |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mohi NOPERA, Temuka, Timaru, South Island | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 1st Maori Contingent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | A Company | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
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| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | *September 1941 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | (Porirua Maori Cemetery) | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Raha Nopera was residing at Temuka and working for mr Connell at Washdyke when he enlisted. He returned to new Zealand by the Westmorland in early April 1919. R. Nopera was one of the native boys who were presented with an illuminated address at a social function at the Arowhenua Pa in May 1920 (after the last man had returned).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 February 2017]; Otago Daily Times, 18 August 1915, Evening Post, 30 September 1915, 17 September 1941, Sun, 29 March 1919, Temuka Leader, 1 April 1919 (Papers Past) [18 & 19 February 2017]
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