Private

Tuke Rini Matia

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Rini and Pow Matia, of Waiharara, North Auckland. Served on the Western Front.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/1285
Name:
Tuke Rini Matia
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Meynell (mother), Waikarara, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Gumdigger
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
01 September 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
18
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Tuke Rini Matia
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