Waitere Manihera

  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 24 March 1891, Rāpaki, Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Died 6 August 1915, in action, Gallipoli, Turkey
  • Killed In Action 6 August 1915, Gallipoli, TurkeY
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 16/189
  • Served In New Zealand Māori Contingent, 1st Māori Contingent, A Company
  • Next of Kin Mrs Elizabeth Manihera (sister), Rāpaki, Lyttelton
  • Pre-war occupation Contractor for W. Cook, Rāpaki
  • ReligionMethodist
  • Enlisted19 October 1914, Rāpaki
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 20, Warrimoo, departed 14 February 1915, Wellington, disembarked 26 March 1915, Suez, Egypt
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian 1915 and Gallipoli 1915
  • RememberedChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. Reference panel 24.
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Medals sent to Makareta Manihera (mother).