Pte. Henare Mete Kīngi

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Pte. Henare Mete Kīngi

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Putaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand
Death: September 14, 1916 (20)
Somme, Northern France, France (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [I. D. 3.], Mametz, Somme, Picardie, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Hoani Mete Kīngi and Ruku Peke Mete Kīngi
Brother of Herewini Mete Kīngi; Te Onetu Mete Kīngi; Cpl. Teira Hoani Mete Kīngi; Ngapaki Hoani Mete Kīngi; Meikura Teone Wiwi Tuatini and 3 others
Half brother of Private; Te Haku Reupena; Te Mahia Potaka; Kanekae Potaka; Private and 2 others

Occupation: Labourer | New Zealand Pioneer Battalion
Find A Grave ID: 56560911
Service No: WWI 16/385
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
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About Pte. Henare Mete Kīngi

Signaller Henare Mete Kingi... was a son of a well-known Wanganui Chief, Hoani Mete Kingi. Cpl. Teira Mete Kingi, a younger son, was killed at Gallipoli. The two young men were grandsons of Mete Kingi Paetahi, the First Maori member elected to the House of Representatives. Source: Chronicles of the N.Z.E.F dated December 27, 1916 at page 209.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohMe.html / Ref 12.4.2021
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Pte. Henare Mete Kīngi's Timeline

1896
February 2, 1896
Putaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand
1916
September 14, 1916
Age 20
Somme, Northern France, France
September 14, 1916
Age 20
Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, [I. D. 3.], Mametz, Somme, Picardie, France