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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Born 1893
Died 1960
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 20860 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 10th Reinforcements
Born 1892
Died 1977
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/2554 Private Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion
Born 1873
Died 1953
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/104 Serjeant Otago Mounted Rifles, NZ Maori Pioneer Btn; Otago Main body
Born 1892
Died 1918
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1335 Corporal Rarotongan Contingent Pioneer Battalion
Born 1895
Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1088 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
Born 1891
Died 1917
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 19236 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
Born 1894
Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1177 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1177 Private 3rd Maori Contingent New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
Born 1891
Died 1964
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1086 Private New Zealand 3rd Maori Contingent Rarotongans, Attached B Company
Born 1896
Died 1941
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1044 Private Rarotongans, Attached B Company New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
Born 1895
Died 1968
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1032 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
Born 1887
Died 1915
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/524 1st Maori Contingent B Company
Born 1871
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/582 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
Born 1894
Died 1935
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 20797 Private Maori Pioneer Battalion 18th Reinforcements
Born 1893
Died 1970
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1321 Sergeant 3rd NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion,
Born 1886
Died 1915
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/222 Private New Zealand 1st Maori Contingent
Born 1880
Died 1915
British Army 4537 Royal Garrison Artillery
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/4537A Company Serjeant Major New Zealand Maori Contingent
Born 1894
Died 1916
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1046 Private New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, 3rd Rarotongans, Attached B Company
Born 1893
Died 1978
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/310 Serjeant Otago Regiment Mounted Rifles
Born 1895
Died 1984
Other Empire Force Staff Sergeant Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/757 Private 3rd Pioneer Battalion New Zealand
Born 1892
Died 1963
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/671 Lance Corporal 2nd NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion