Donald (Tanard Areta) Mangai

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 5 July 1894, Te Aute, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
  • Died 13 April 1968, Pahiatua
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 20631
  • Served In Māori Contingent, 7th Reinforcements
  • Next of Kin Mrs Hemaima Mangai (mother), Ōpapa, Hawke's Bay
  • Pre-war occupation Shearer at Hokorou Station, Te Kāraha
  • ReligionMormon
  • Enlisted11 May 1916, aged 21 years
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 61, Aparima, departed 19 August 1916, disembarked 24 October 1916, Devonport, Devon, England
  • Theatres of operationWestern European 1917-1918
  • Periods of service218 days in New Zealand and two years 65 days overseas in Western Europe. Total service of two years and 283 days
  • Returned to New Zealandaboard Remuera, 22 October 1918.
  • Discharged17 February 1919, being no longer physically fit for war service (emphysema)
  • AwardedBritish War Medal and Victory Medal
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