Private

Te Kerikaihau Pitama

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George Pitama-Karatiti and Harirota Pitama-Karatiti (nee Pohata). Born at Kaiapoi, Canterbury. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, and at Gallipoli, 1915.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/220
Name:
Te Kerikaihau Pitama
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Hariata Pitama, Tuahiwi, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Tuahiwi, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
05 August 1920
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 20
Vessel:
Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Te Kerikaihau Pitama
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