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Tauranga farmer Charlie Wood Rakauhemo was killed in action in France on 8 July 1917.
Charlie Wood Rakauhemo was born in Wairoa, Tauranga, on 8 January 1893. His father was Te Raukauhemo Toka.
He worked as a farmer in Tauranga and was also part of the Tauranga Cadet Corps.
Charlie enlisted on 12 November 1914 and served with the Maori Pioneer Battalion (Service No. 16/431). His last rank was private.
He was killed in action in France on 8 July 1917, aged 24.
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