| Full Name: |
Sergeant Pulu |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sergeant |
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| Surname: |
Pulu |
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| Also Known As: |
Niuloa Pulu |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
16/1107 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Niue Island, Pacific Islands |
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| First Known Rank: |
Sergeant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Settler |
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| Next of Kin: |
Vaiata (wife), Alofi, Niue Island, Pacific Islands |
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| Marital Status: |
Married, 2 children |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
3rd Maori Contingent |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Rarotongans, Attached B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
5 February 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 44 |
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| Vessel: |
Navua |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt (15 March 1916) |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
25 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
3 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
At sea on board HT Corinthic en route to Capetown |
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| Date of Death: |
26 June 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
32 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Pneumonia |
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| Memorial Name: |
Wellington Provincial Memorial, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- The Auckland Weekly News (5 October 1916, p. 40) incorrectly records him as having died of wounds.
- Departed Alofi, Niue Island on 14 October 1915 on board SS Te Anau along with his three brothers: Hemu, Hipa and Peni (Pointer 2000, p. 16).
- Arrived Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand on 19 October 1915 (Pointer 2000, p. 18).
- Sailed from Port Said, Egypt, to Marseilles, France, on board SS Canada on 9 April 1916. (Pointer 2000, p. 173)
- Sailed from England to New Zealand on board HT Corinthic on 17 June 1916. (Pointer 2000, p. 174)
- "Shortly after leaving Dakar en route for Capetown, the second death occurred, this time the brother of Peni, 16/1107 Sergeant Pulu. He also had acute pneumonia. The story is told on Niue that when Peni was being buried the men were told to look away but at the last moment Pulu looked towards his brother and his death followed soon after. However it is not certain that Pulu was even on deck for the burial of his brother. He may well have been below, ill in the ship's hospital." (Pointer 2000, p. 59)
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 |
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| Further References: |
- Pointer, M. (2000). pp. 16, 18, 59, 94, 137, 171, 173, 174.
- Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Pointer, M. (2000). Tagi tote e loto haaku - My heart is crying a little : Niue Island involvement in the Great War, 1914-1918. Alofi, Niue ; Suva, Fiji: Government of Niue ; Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific.
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