Hakopa Morehu

  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 24 December 1893, Kaikōura, North Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Died 2 June 1917, in action, Belgium
  • Killed In Action 2 June 1917, Belgium
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 16/680
  • Served In New Zealand Pioneer (Māori) Battalion, 2nd Māori Contingent, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
  • Next of Kin Mrs Sarah Ann Poharama (mother), Kaikōura
  • Pre-war occupation Farmer
  • ReligionRoman Catholic
  • Enlisted30 January 1915, Wellington
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 29, Waitemata, departed 18 September 1915, Wellington, disembarked 26 October 1915, at Suez, Egypt
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian 1915-1916, Egyptian E.F. 1916 and Western European, 1916-1917
  • BuriedBerks Cemetery Extension, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Grave reference: II.C.37.
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Medals sent to Mrs Sarah Annie Poharama (mother).