Private

Wiremu Tuhiwai

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Tamate and Mereana Tuhiwai, of Tolaga Bay, New Zealand; husband of Nellie Tuhiwai, of Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Public Contributions:

Wiremu was the father of my grandmother, Dorothy Tuhiwai. She was born after Wiremu departed for Egypt, and never met her father. Wiremu's will left all of his money and possessions to his daughter, ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
16/46
Name:
Wiremu Tuhiwai
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Mereana Tuhiwai (mother), Tolaga Bay, 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 pneumonia
Date of Death:
19 June 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
22
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: 
IV. A. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Wiremu Tuhiwai
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