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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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British Army 15/24, 13/24A Serjeant New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
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British Army 20673 Lance Serjeant New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion
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British Army 16/681 Lance Corporal New Zealand Contingent/Maori Pioneer Battalion
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British Army 16/525A Private New Zealand Contingent Maori Pioneer Battalion
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Born 1893
Died 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1007 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Second Maori Contingent
More about Kiro Luke Adam -
Born 1889
Died 1915
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/1405 Private 3rd Maori Contingent Wellington Infantry Battalion
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Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1365 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Manu Apatari -
Born 1887
Died 1918
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 19460 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about William Wilson Andrews -
Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1139 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Ara Arii -
Born 1882
Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22759 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about John Joseph Bourke -
Died 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1469 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Henry Brown -
Born 1896
Died 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 19423 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Clark Clark -
Died 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2670 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 7284 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/908 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about John Donald Cameron -
Born 1895
Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/373 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Matene Rangiamohia Duff -
Died 1918
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 19703 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Para Davy -
Born 1897
Died 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 19459 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
More about Joseph Curtis