Private

Rakapa Akena

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Patio and Mere Akena, of Rangitukia, Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/598
Name:
Rakapa Akena
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
08 August 1897
Place of Birth: 
Port Awanui, North Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Patio Akena, Kahukura, Tokomaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Tolaga Bay, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
16 June 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
18 September 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 29
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (26 October 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 2. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Rakapa Akena
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