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Private Tokau Perenara aka Kihirini

Private Tokau PERENARA aka KIHIRINI

Tokau was an only child and forbidden by his father Perenara KIHIRINI to join the marines [navy?]. Perenara travelled to Tauranga and got the enrolling officer to remove his name. The next day, Tokau returned to Tauranga and enrolled in the army under the name Tokau PERENARA instead of Tokau KIHIRINI which was his real name.

Reference:

Oral history from Tokau Te Koata Perenara (Doughy) KIHIRINI, c 1998.

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Submitted by kihiriniltd on Fri, 27/07/2012 - 19:49

Ka moe a Tokau i a Animei Ahomiro ka puta ko Raiha Tokau, ko Te Nohomatarae, ko Te Oneroa, ko Te Uruti. Na Raiha ko Tokau raua ko Wenetia. Na Wenetia ko Rehara Te Auwhiua ratou ko Te Rangitapahu Mereaira, ko Te Amokura, ko Rakapa Te Wharikihina. Karekau he uri no Te Nohomatarae raua ko Te Oneroa. Na Te Uruti ko Tokau ratou ko Tamakare, ko Rawiri. Na Rawiri, ko Te Koata raua ko Atarua. Ko enei katoa ana uri.

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