Battalion Roll
This roll contains the names of over 2700 Māori and Pacific Island men who served in the NZEF during the First World War. Most of these men served in the Māori Contingent (aka the Native Contingent) and / or the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion. Further information on these unit’s experiences can be found here: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/maori-units-nzef. Many of the soldiers used alternative names or were known by both Māori and English versions of their names, these are recorded where known.
Surname |
Forename(s) | Rank | Serial No | Embarkation body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babbington | Prince Wilson | Private | 19551 | Maori Reinforcements | more details |
| Babbington | Tipi | Private | 20763 | Maori Reinforcements | more details |
| Baker | Pita Heretaunga | 20772 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Baker | Whare | Private | 16/524 | 1st Maori Contingent | more details |
| Banaba | Beni | Private | 19236 | Maori Reinforcements | more details |
| Banks | Arthur George | Private | 10/1405 | 3rd Reinforcements | more details |
| Bannister | David | 16/981 | 3rd Maori Contingent | more details | |
| Bannister | Tuhuru | Private | 16/230 | 1st Maori Contingent | more details |
| Barber | Puru | 19432 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Barclay | Francis | 16/1404 | 4th Maori Contingent | more details | |
| Barlow | William | 16797 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Barlow | Wiremu Paitaki | 20834 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Barnett | Tui | 20835 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Barney | Phillip | 60604 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Barrett | Ted | 84405 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Barrett | Henry | 20666 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Barrett | James | 20892 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Barton | George | 19639 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Barton | Whare | Private | 16/435 | 1st Maori Contingent | more details |
| Beazley | Frederick Thomas | 19496 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Bell | Richard | 19782 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Bell | Turner | 20740 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Bennett | William Rakeipoho | Sergeant | 16/389 | 1st Maori Contingent | more details |
| Berghan | Edward Louis | 16/563 | 2nd Maori Contingent | more details | |
| Bevan | Matthew | 16/252 | 1st Maori Contingent, Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Bidois | Louis | Lance Corporal | 84445 | Never embarked | more details |
| Bidois | Edward | Private | 84447 | Never embarked | more details |
| Birch | Tau | 20712 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Bourke | John Joseph | Private | 22759 | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | more details |
| Bowlin | William | 60857 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Boyd | James | Rifleman | 25/1662 | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | more details |
| Boyer | Charles William | 16/1374 | 4th Maori Contingent | more details | |
| Brady | Joseph | 19372 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Bragg | George Henry | 16/253 | 1st Maori Contingent | more details | |
| Bragg | John | 19360 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Brass | Rata | Private | 16/313 | 1st Maori Contingent | more details |
| Brass | Robert | 19631 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Brass | Tahu | 20813 | Maori Reinforcements | more details | |
| Breen | Claude Clarence | 16/594 | 1st Maori Contingent | more details | |
| Bristow | Robert Terehi | 60535 | Maori Reinforcements | more details |