Pte. James Audley

Age 32 at time of death. He received a tomahawk injury to the head. 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot. The Battle of Gate Pā at Pukehinahina (puke hill, hinahina or mahoe tree) on April 29, 1864, is a pivotal point in the history of Tauranga Moana. It started with British troops being landed at the northern end of Te Papa, seen by Māori as a provocative move. A Code of Conduct was agreed on by Māori leaders who issued a challenge to the British. When it was ignored Māori selected a site on the Pukehinahina ridge where they designed and built a radical new fighting pā. The result was one of the few outright victories for Māori against the British. It is thought that a force of 1,689 soldiers and sailors took part in the battle. Text © Debbie McCauley (19 October 2016).

Tauranga 43rd Regiment New Zealand Wars memorial: In Memory | of the following Officers, | Non-Commissioned Officers, | Bugler & Privates of the | 43rd Light Infantry, who | were killed or died of wounds | received April 29th 1864, at | the attack on the Gate Pa.

Eastern face: Sergt Major John Vance | Bugler James Blackwall | Private James Audley | [Private] George Bradbrook | [Private] Philip Fitzgerald | [Private] Henry Goff | [Private] Jacob Holdbrook | [Private] Silvester Hornby | [Private] James Lane | [Private] Thomas Madden | [Private] Robert Phelan | [Private] George Robbins | [Private] Frederick Trann.