Arthur Wakefield Carkeek
Date of birth / Date established
1843
Date of death / Date closed
1897
Place of birth / Place established
Person/Corporate type
Individual
Biography
Arthur Carkeek was a civil engineer and sergeant in the Armed Constabulary stationed at Ohinemutu. He was awarded the New Zealand Cross for bravely carrying, with help from a Maori guide, an important message through enemy territory to Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas McDonnell. The message conveyed the the whereabouts of the advancing Maoris troops led by Te Kooti.
-The Queen's Heroes: Victoria and New Zealand Crosses, Murray Moorhead
-The Queen's Heroes: Victoria and New Zealand Crosses, Murray Moorhead
