Barney Tawera from Nuhaka Hawkes Bay

Barney Tarewa was born in Nuhaka, the son of Panera Tawera of Pukehou, Hawkes Bay
- he served in Egypt and at Gallipoli in 1915

Full Name: Barney Tawera

Rank Last Held: Private

Serial No.: 16/571

First Known Rank: Private

Next of Kin: Barney Tawera (father), Nuhaka, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Marital Status: Single

Enlistment Address: Nuhaka, New Zealand

Military District: Wellington

Body on Embarkation: 1st Maori Contingent

Embarkation Unit: B Company

Embarkation Date: 14 February 1915

Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand

Transport: HMNZT 20

Vessel: Warrimoo

Destination: Suez, Egypt

Last Unit Served: Pioneer Battalion

Place of Death: Nuhaka, Wairoa, New Zealand

Date of Death: 11 May 1921

at CWGC - Cemetery: NUHAKA (TAKURAUKAHEA) MAORI CEMETERY
- This cemetery is situated 3 kilometres past Nuhaka township, from Wairoa and is opposite Mangaone Valley Road, across the fields.

at Nuhaka Cemetery, Wairoa, Hawkes Bay