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New Zealand Maori Contingent
New Zealand Maori Contingent
The Maori Contingent, later the Maori Pioneer Battalion, served as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Around, 2227 Māori and 458 Pacific Islanders served and of these, 336 died on active service and 734 were wounded. Other Māori enlisted (and died) in other units. Details above from New Zealand Government website at https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/maori-units-nzef. Some wounded or sick Maori were referred to the New Zealand Convalescent Hospital in Hornchurch, Essex. Those service men who died, including some from the island of Niue, are buried in war graves at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Hornchurch, or within the churchyard of the parish church of St. Andrews. This community also includes men who are listed in 'The Maoris in the Great War' by James Cowan. This was originally published in 1926 by the Maori Regimental Committee. The book lists not only those who lost their lives but also a list of honours and awards gained by members of the N.Z. Pioneer Battalion. This project closed before I was able to complete individual lives and add the relevent nominals to each man's profile. The men of the N.Z. Pioneer Battalion were awarded many instances of the following: D.S.O, M.C., DCM., M.M., M.S.M.,M.H.S., Croix de Guerre (French and Belgian), Serbian Order of the White Eagle, B.M. (Italian decoration) and of course those who were Mentioned in Dispatches.
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New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/475 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
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Born 1890
Died 1915
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/370 Private New Zealand Maori Contingent
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Born 1893
Died 1960
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 20860 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 10th Reinforcements
More about Pa Te Amo -
Born 1885
Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1320 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
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British Army 20673 Lance Serjeant New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion
More about Kereapa Hori -
Died 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1477 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Henry Korako -
Born 1886
Died 1920
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 20807 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Tangiwai Toheriri -
Died 1918
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1504 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Hori Tangaere -
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Born 1894
Died 1935
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 20797 Private Maori Pioneer Battalion 18th Reinforcements
More about Henry Tai Leef -
Born 1896
Died 1941
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1044 Private Rarotongans, Attached B Company New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Frank Falaoa Tosene -
Born 1886
Died 1935
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/935 QM-Serjeant Canterbury Infantry Regiment New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Robert William Alfred Leslie Holmes -
Born 1884
Died 1915
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/358 Private New Zealand Maori Contingent
More about Ngakapa 'tommy' Tahu -
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Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/891 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Paul Takuao -
Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1365 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Manu Apatari -
Born 1894
Died 1966
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/595 Private
Australian Imperial Force 86440 Special Service
Other Empire Force Junior Officer HMS Sunhill - Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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