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Full Name
John Hakaraia
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
John
Surname
Hakaraia
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
16/1558
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Farmer
Next of Kin
George Hakaraia (father), Rawhiti, Russell, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation
Maori Contingent
Embarkation Unit
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Date
26 July 1916
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
Vessel
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination
Devonport, England
Nominal Roll Number
37
Page on Nominal Roll
37
Last Unit Served
Pioneer Battalion
Place of Death
Belgium
Date of Death
14 November 1917
Year of Death
1917
Cause of Death
Died of disease
Cemetery Name
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France
Grave Reference
VI. B. 5B.
Memorial Name
  • Ayun Kara Memorial (destroyed), Palestine
  • Roll of Honour, WW1, Christ's Church (Anglican), Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Biographical Notes
Son of George and Ria Hakaraia, of Bay of Islands
Description of Image
  • Ayun Kara Memorial (since destroyed) from Powles, C.G. (1922). p. 264
  • Roll of Honour, WW1, Christ's Church (Anglican), Russell (photo J. Halpin November 2010)
  • Altar, Christ's Church (Anglican), Russell, (photo J. Halpin November 2010)
  • Christ's Church (Anglican), Russell, (photo J. Halpin November 2010)
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
NZETC
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre Topic Page
Further References
  • Ayun Kara Memorial (since destroyed) erected at the site of the original burials to remember those who died 14 November 1917 from Powles, C.G. (1922), p. 264
  • New Zealand Mounted Rifles website. Ayun Kara. URL: http://www.nzmr.org/ayunkara.htm
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