Private

Taha Kara

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Hemi Kara and Mahara Kara, of Muriwai, Gisborne, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Abraham Kara
Relationship to casualty: Taha Kara & Te Rimu Kara are my Great Grand Uncles
My name is Abraham Kara, my Dad's name is Rangi Kara, Pte #39222 28th Maori Battalion, and his Dad's name is Eru or Hemi Kara. His brothers are Taha & Te Rimu Kara. I have been looking... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/937
Name:
Taha Kara
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
1894
Place of Birth:
Muriwai, Poverty Bay, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Hemi Kara (father), Muriwai, Gisborne
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
24 July 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Muriwai, Gisborne
Place of Enlistment: 
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Employer:
Muriwai
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
18 September 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 29
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 2. Row B. Grave 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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