Private

Ra Wairau

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of Mr. Paihau Wairau, of Opoutama, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/53
Name:
Ra Wairau
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss Wahati Wairau (sister), Mahia, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Muriwai, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Maori Contingent

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds received on Gallipoli
Date of Death:
11 September 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
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 Reference: 
B. X. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Malta
Ra Wairau
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