Hui Kai Rehu

  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 14 June 1892, Kaiapoi, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Died 12 May 1929, Auckland
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 16/492
  • Served In New Zealand Pioneer (Māori) Battalion, A Company, 1st Māori Contingent
  • Next of Kin Miss Jennie Rehu (sister), Kaiapoi
  • Pre-war occupation Fireman
  • ReligionChurch of England (Anglican)
  • Enlisted1 February 1915, Wellington
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 20, Warrimoo, departed 14 February 1915, Wellington, disembarked 26 March 1915, Suez, Egypt
  • Theatres of operationGallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915 and Western European 1916-1917
  • Periods of service80 days in New Zealand and three years 30 days overseas in Egypt, Gallipoli and Western Europe. Total service of three years and 110 days
  • Returned to New Zealandaboard Tahiti, 20 March 1918
  • Discharged21 May 1918, no longer physically fit for war service
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Buried: Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland.