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PINEAHA, Paturo
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3857 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hastings New Zealand, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3857, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3857, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3857, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Paturo Pineaha was born in New Zealand during 1890 and was working in the docks or wharfs of Port Kembla when he enlisted. A Maori man, he was killed when the Germans heavily bombarded and raided the 20th Battalion trenches near Armentieres on 5 May 1916.
His brother, 16/246 Private Watarawi Pineaha of the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, died of wounds 29 September 1916, age 26, less than five months later.
They both gave their next of kin as their brother, Mokihi Pineaha, of Fernhill, Hastings, New Zealand.