Wiremu (William) Kaehau (Kaihau) Maopo

  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • Victory Medal
  • British War Medal
  • Born 17 March 1887
  • Died 12 July 1929, Christchurch
  • Last rank Lance Corporal
  • Service number 16/658
  • Served In 2nd Māori Contingent, New Zealand Pioneer (Māori) Battalion
  • Next of Kin Aterea Maopo, Taumutu, Southbridge, Canterbury
  • Pre-war occupation Farmer
  • ReligionWesleyan
  • Enlisted29 June 1915, Canterbury
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 29, Waitemata, departed 18 September 1915, Wellington, disembarked 26 October 1915, Suez, Egypt
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian 1915-1916, Egyptian E.F. 1916 and Western European 1916-1917-1918
  • Periods of service63 days in New Zealand and three years 34 days overseas in Egypt and Western Europe. Total service of three years and 147 days
  • Returned to New Zealandaboard Marama, 24 September 1918
  • Discharged22 November 1918, no longer physically fit for war service due to illness contracted on active service
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

*whānau memoir

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