| Also Known As |
- Tawhai Kohere
- Tawhai Mokena Kohere
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| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mrs Henarata Kohere (mother), Te Araroa, via Gisborne, New Zealand |
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| Physical Description |
- Height: 5 feet 7.5 inches
- Weight: 151 pounds
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| Campaigns |
- Gallipoli
- Egyprian 1915-1916
- Egyuptian EF 1916
- Western European 1916-1917
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| Military Awards |
- 1914-15 Star
- British War Medal (1914-20)
- Victory Medal
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
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| Award Circumstances |
| MiD. 9 April 1917. Supplement to London Gazette |
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| Last Unit Served |
| New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion |
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| Reason for Discharge |
| Discharged no longer physically fit for service on account of chronic pulmonary tuberculosis contractracted on active service |
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| Biographical Notes |
- Brother of Henare Kohere (16/1018)
- Attended Te Aute
- Attested in Te Araroa
- Promoted acting Corporal March 1916, confirmed April 1916; reverted to rank Private on own request
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| Additional Information |
- Attested as Tawhai Kohere
- Former servicemen's rehabilitaion files listed as Ian Tawhai Kura Kohere
- Death registration listed as Tawhai Mokena Kohere
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| Sources Used |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Military Service Record
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| Previous Military Experience |
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