Private

Ben Kiri

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Kiri and Taukiri Herora, of Awanui, Northland. Born at Mangonui, Northland. Served in Egypt, 1916, and on the Western Front, 1916-17.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/640
Name:
Ben Kiri
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs T. Karepa (mother), Victoria Valley, Mongonui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
28 November 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block 2. No. 22.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Ben Kiri
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