Private

Whetuki Kopua

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Rata and Kirirua Kopua. Native of Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/643
Name:
Whetuki Kopua
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Nihe Kopua (brother), Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kahukura, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion, 2 Platoon

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 August 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
24
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 Location: 
Belgium
Whetuki Kopua
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