Cook Islands Online Cenotaph WWI Collect ion in alphabetical order of last name on enlistment If you are searching for a person, please use the "Search Cenotaph" button above by entering a name, a service number or an island name. The names listed in the heading are the names recorded on enlistment. We have included information such as 'also known as' along with spelling variations. Naming conventions in the Cook Islands at the time of WWl were simple with people having one given name only. This was a problem for the European recruiters from New Zealand who wanted a first name and a surname on enlistment as per western standards. In many cases, soldiers used their given name followed by their father's first name. This can easily be interpreted to "A" (given name) son of "B" (father's given name). In a number of cases, the soldier had evidently been listed in records with the first and last names transposed i.e. father's given name followed by the soldier's given name. Private Kiro Luke ADAM 16/1007 New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion Picture 1.png IMG_2367.jpeg IMG_2373_edited.jpg IMG_2376.jpeg IMG_2355.jpeg IMG_2356 (1).jpeg 1/2 Read More Private Vaine Tutai AERENGA 60768 3rd Rarotongan Contingent 1/1 Read More Private Marearai AERENGAMATE 60696 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png 1/1 Read More Private Makiteiaa AERERUA 84569 4th Rarotongan Contingent Picture 3.png Picture 4.png Picture 2.png Picture 1.png 1/1 Read More Private Apongi AH KEW 19233 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png Picture 3.png 1/1 Read More Private Mologa AH MU 16/1405 4th Māori Reinforcements, New Zealand Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company AH MU_Moronae_ Mologa.jpg 1/1 Read More Private Solomon AH SIN 60750 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 2.png Picture 1.png 1/1 Read More Private Akatea AIAIA 16/1183 New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Picture 2.png Picture 1.png Picture 3.png 1/1 Read More Private Atama AKEAU 60685 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png 1/1 Read More Private No first name on enlistment AKI 19232 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png Picture 3.png 1/1 Read More Lance Corporal John William ALO 84584 4th Rarotongan Contingent 1/0 Read More Private Teavae AMENE 19235 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Picture 1.png Picture 2.png 1/1 Read More 47

KaitaraTOTO19256 2nd & 3rd Rarotongan Contingents < Back Final rank: Corporal First name/s Kaitara Last name TOTO Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 19256 2nd & 3rd Rarotongan Contingents Also known as Kaitara TOTOU Date of birth 1895 Place of birth Manihiki, Cook Islands Date of death 07/03/1970 Place of death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death registration number RARO19510121 Headstone/grave location Panama Catholic Cemetery, Panama, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of kin Toto (father), Hakirere Enoka (mother), Laita (wife) Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12353168 Additional information Enlisted into the 2nd Rarotongan Contingent 1 July 1916 at Rarotonga and discharged for medical reasons after 94 days of service. Re-enlisted 2 March 1918 into the 3rd Rarotongan Contingent. Disembarked ex. SS Port Lyttleton at Suez 4 August 1918. Was in a detachment of the Rarotongan Company in Beirut at the end of the war in November 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 07/03/1970 (as per Cook Islands death register) 06/03/1970 (as per military headstone) Rank of 'Private' on headstone. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

Explore the Cook Islands' rich military history. Search records from WWI and WWII to uncover the stories of our brave soldiers. Lest We Forget their sacrifices and bravery. | Cook Islands Online Cenotaph Welcome to the Cook Islands Online Cenotaph Kia Orana. This website serves as a repository for the ongoing research our team has undertaken voluntarily since 2016. We are adding further information daily, including service details and images from our vast collection. We hope that our website will encourage all Cook Islanders to take ownership of our research, learn from it, be proud of it, and let it grow. We have included in this online cenotaph service personnel who were living in the Cook Islands on enlistment, those who were posted to the Rarotongan Company/Contingents during WWI or had a connection to the Cook Islands through work or marriage. We have also included service personnel from any country who served during war or peacetime and are buried or memorialised in the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands Online Cenotaph WWI Content can be found here . Apart from our extensive WWI research, we have also researched WWII including Cook Islands Local Defence Force/Home Guard, Coastwatchers/Radio Operators and those who served overseas. We will be adding this information to the Online Cenotaph in due course, along with all deceased soldiers from the Cook Islands and those who were of Cook Islands descent and served in the Armed Forces in any conflict or during peacetime. If you are searching for a person, please use the Search Cenotaph button above by entering a name, a service number or an island name. If you require any help or further information please send us a message via the Contact Us menu option above. We welcome feedback and corrections along with information or photos to add to this website. Meitaki maata. Lest We Forget 🌺 February 1918. A Platoon of the 3rd Rarotongan Contingent at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand Photo with the permission of Marjorie Seddon & Keith Seddon

WilliamMARSTERS15568 15th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, Rarotongan Company < Back Final rank: Private First name/s William Last name MARSTERS Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 15568 15th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, Rarotongan Company Also known as Date of birth 21/06/1891 Place of birth War service documents record both Rarotonga and Palmerston Cook Islands (family to confirm island of birth) Date of death 21/05/1940 Place of death Te Kuiti, New Zealand Death registration number NZ1940/29151 Headstone/grave location Te Kuiti Old Cemetery, Te Kuiti, Waitomo District, Waikato, New Zealand Next of kin Mrs Crowe (friend) Christchurch, New Zealand Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10320156 Additional information On enlistment at Trentham Camp on the 6 April 1916, he was working for the Public Works Department in Christchurch. Embarked per HMNZ Waitemata in Wellington 25 July 1916. Disembarked at Devonport and marched into Sling Camp 3 October 1916 WIA (Wounded In Action) 7 June 1917 and evacuated to the 77th Field Ambulance and then transferred to New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 3 July 1917. Evacuated sick 13 November 1917 and transferred to a number of hospitals before being admitted to the New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch. After discharge on 19 March 1918 he was transferred to the Rarotongan Detachment in Egypt. He moved to the 8th Rest Camp and then the 3rd New Zealand Depot Unit of Supply at Marseille for passage to Egypt on 16 May 1918. Joined the Rarotongan Company 15 June 1918, and returned to New Zealand on the SS Malta ill with malaria. Discharged 13 June 1919. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references Colourised image: https://www.facebook.com/jecinci/ Further links N/A Previous Next

AratangiTOPAITI5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Aratangi Last name TOPAITI Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of birth Unknown Place of birth Unknown Date of death 11/11/1977 Place of death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death registration number RARO19770087 Headstone/grave location Unknown Next of kin Turi Turua (wife), V. A. Benioni (daughter), Numaiti (mother), Topaiti (father) Archives New Zealand online service record Additional information The 5th Rarotongan Contingent disembarked in Wellington 6 November 1918 and were discharged 13 November at Trentham Military Training Camp due to the signing of the Armistice on November 11 1918 that ended World War One. No Online war service record. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

RangiTIAURE84532 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Rangi Last name TIAURE Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 84532 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of death 13/01/1920 Place of death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death registration number RARO19200257 Headstone/grave location Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of kin Taunga Pee (father) born Rarotonga, Ngamata (mother) born Samoa Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13523594 Additional information Attested 12 June 1918 in Rarotonga. Arrived in Wellington 21 June 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Camp 10 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918 and embarked on SS Paloona for Rarotonga and arrived in Rarotonga 15 December 1918. Commonwealth War Grave (announced October 2019): https://i.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/116716348/forgotten-wwi-war-dead-honoured-100-years-on “On Friday, on the basis of research done by Cate Walker, Howard Weddell, Paula Paniani and Bobby Nicholas, the names of six Cook Islands soldiers were added to the New Zealand and Commonwealth War Graves Commission's official rolls of honour.” https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75463733/rangi-tiaure/ We GPS’d and documented this grave and headstone in 2019, however when we returned in November 2022 it was apparent that the headstone had been irreparably damaged due to the use of either sandpaper or a power grinder. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

MareRUAVAI19274 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Mare Last name RUAVAI Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 19274 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Mareraki Date of birth 15/03/1897 Place of birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of death 24/12/1949 Place of death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death registration number MANG19490020 Headstone/grave location Inland from Karenga, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of kin Manavakino (mother), Ruavai (father), Uaongo (wife) Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18329537 Additional information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Disembarked ex Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and posted to the Training Units and Depot at Moascar. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Admitted to the 24th Stationary Hospital at Kanatara, the 27th General Hospital at Abbassia and the 66th Casualty Clearing Station from 31 August 1917 to 3 September 1917. Transferred to Aotea Convalescent Home at Abbassia 12 September 1917. Again admitted to the 27th General Hospital 12 September 1917 and discharged to duty 26 September 1917. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 27 September 1917. Admitted to hospital from 4 September 1918 to 26 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at the RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'R. Mare'. In February 2022, the headstone was located by Lydia Karena, Oki Karena and Tarerea Kimitaunga inland from Karanga Mangaia beside the Armstrong family orchards. We documented this grave in April 2023, however there was no satellite signal to capture the exact GPS coordinates. The following information was sent to us in January 2019 by Sue McGreal, a descendent of Private Mare Ruavai: "Mare returned to the Cook Islands at the end of WW1 having left his homeland in November 1916. The story is told of his being mighty lucky to return and the name ‘Mareraki’ was used from then on. He married Uaonga Paia in 1921 at Oneroa, Mangaia. They had 4 daughters and 3 sons and lived the first part of their life in Mangaia, then lived in Titikaveka in Rarotonga. He was a planter and sometimes took work in the outer islands like Makatea to have an income. He returned to Mangaia for a few years whilst his family remained in Rarotonga. Mare died in 1949 and is buried on Mangaia. Fondly remembered by his surviving daughter, Mrs Tuku Campion, Nelson, NZ and all of his descendants in the Cook Islands, NZ and Australia." Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

TomBISHOP5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Corporal First name/s Tom Last name BISHOP Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of birth 23 years of age on enlistment Place of birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of death 08/11/1947 Place of death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death registration number AITU19471263 Headstone/grave location Arutanga, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of kin Tom Bishop (father), Naupoko (mother) Archives New Zealand online service record Additional information Date of death: 08/11/1947 (as per Cook Islands death register) 09/11/1947 ( as per military headstone) No online war service record. The gravesite has been completely restored since our first visit in November 2019. New gravesite images taken November 2024. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

MareTAUMAA60749 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Mare Last name TAUMAA Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 60749 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of birth 28 years of age on enlistment Place of birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of death 14/03/1964 Place of death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death registration number RARO19640028 Headstone/grave location Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of kin Mare (father), Tieke (mother) Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18589467 Additional information Enlisted 12 March 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 20 September 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 14/03/1964 (as per Cook Islands death register) 18/03/1964 (as per military headstone) Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

No first name on enlistmentTAKAROKA16/1198 New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s No first name on enlistment Last name TAKAROKA Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 16/1198 New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Takaroka OPINI Opini TAKAROKA Takaroka AUPINI Date of birth 10/08/1893 Place of birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of death 26/12/1964 Place of death Auckland, New Zealand Death registration number NZ1965/23859 Headstone/grave location Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Next of kin Takaroka (father), Matavera, Rarotonga (deceased); Vaine Parekore (sister), Ngatangiia, Rarotonga Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19443781 Additional information Enlisted in Rarotonga 28 September 1915. Served with New Zealand Pioneer Battalion until wounded in action with severe shrapnel wounds to both thighs 22 November 1917. Evacuated to 3rd New Zealand field Ambulance and then 53rd General Hospital, Boulogne. Evacuated to England on Hospital Ship St David 4 December 1917. Treated at 2nd London General Hospital from 4 December 1917 to 4 February 1918 then to NZ General Hospital Brockenhurst until 8 April 1918. Returned to France 7 May 1918 and to New Zealand Base Depot in Etaples 9 May 1918. Posted to the Rest Camp and then to Base Supply Depot Marseille for passage to Egypt 16 May 1918. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 1 July 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Two service records online: https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14607865 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19443781 Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

TaeroTIONI TUTAI60781 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Taero Last name TIONI TUTAI Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 60781 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of birth About 20 years of age on enlistment Place of birth Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Date of death 27/07/1951 Place of death Rurutu, Tahiti, French Polynesia Death registration number Unknown Headstone/grave location Unknown Next of kin Tioni Tutai (father), Ngatangiia, Rarotonga Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14376972 Additional information On enlistment on the 12 March 1918 he was employed in Rarotonga. Embarked 13 June 1918 and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Admitted sick to 76th Clearing Station at Belah 13 October 1918 until 23 October 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1918. We have unconfirmed information that he may have passed away on 28 July 1951 in Tahiti, and we welcome any family to please confirm. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

KainanaMA19265 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Kainana Last name MA Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 19265 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Ma KAINANA Date of birth 1886 Place of birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of death 18/02/1957 Place of death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death registration number RARO19570101 Headstone/grave location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Across the road from the Hartel Shop in Tupapa near the fishing club. Next of kin Te Kura (mother), Kainana (father), Mere Te Puretu (wife) Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10023121 Additional information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Disembarked from the SS Malwa 27 December 1916. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Detached to the 97th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery between 11 October 1917 and 9 November 1917. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 18/02/1957 (as per Cook Islands death register) 19/02/1957 (as per military headstone) Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records rank as “Cpl”. Entry in service record on 31/07/1917 reads “All previous entries … are cancelled and the correct rank is Pte.” Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

MakakeaPEPE19349 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Makakea Last name PEPE Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 19349 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Pepe MAKAKEA Pepe MAKA KEA Date of birth 1897 Place of birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of death Unknown Place of death Unknown Death registration number Unknown Headstone/grave location Unknown Next of kin Unknown Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10550741 Additional information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Was found to be medically unfit after 48 days of service and discharged. Listed on the Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board as “Pepe” without his service number. Not listed on the Atiu cenotaph April 2019. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

TaoroTONGIA60776 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Taoro Last name TONGIA Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 60776 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of death 29/06/1968 Place of death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death registration number RARO19680052 Headstone/grave location Ruatonga, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of kin Tongia (father) Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9912320 Additional information Enlisted 12 March 1918 and embarked 13th of June 1918 to Suez. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Unmarked grave (April 2024) Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

Rua ItiRUAVAIKATAU60714 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Rua Iti Last name RUAVAIKATAU Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 60714 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Rua VAIKATAU Date of birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of death 24/06/1965 (as per military service records and headstone only) Place of death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death registration number Unknown Headstone/grave location Unknown Next of kin Rua Vaikatau (father), Muri, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Mata (mother) Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18329758 Additional information Attested in Rarotonga 12 March 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 6 June 1918. Embarked 13 June 1918 for Egypt, and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Our research indicates that this soldier is likely to be buried in Titikaveka, Rarotonga. Undelivered military headstone located at RSA, Nikao, Rarotonga. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

TTAVAITAI5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s T Last name TAVAITAI Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of birth Unknown Place of birth Unknown Date of death Unknown Place of death Unknown Death registration number Unknown Headstone/grave location Unknown Next of kin Unknown Archives New Zealand online service record Additional information The 5th Rarotongan Contingent disembarked in Wellington 6 November 1918 and were discharged 13 November at Trentham Military Training Camp due to the signing of the Armistice on November 11 1918 that ended World War One. No online war service record. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

No first name on enlistmentTANEAO16/1201 New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s No first name on enlistment Last name TANEAO Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 16/1201 New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Taneao KIRITAKAU Date of birth 10/1894 Place of birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of death 16/08/1969 Place of death Auckland, New Zealand Death registration number NZ1969/31180 Headstone/grave location Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Next of kin Kiri (father), Matavera, Rarotonga Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18386496 Additional information Enlisted in Rarotonga 25 September 1915. Disembarked Suez 15 March 1916 and embarked at Port Said for France 9 April 1916. Mid and late 1916 he was admitted to a number of medical facilities for sickness as a result of aggravation to an old break in his arm. Mid 1917 again admitted to New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, and then medically downgraded and classified as unfit for further service on 29 October 1917. Embarked for New Zealand at Liverpool on SS Ruahine and discharged in New Zealand 16 March 1918. His grave is unmarked. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next

MakuruMATAPO60774 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Final rank: Private First name/s Makuru Last name MATAPO Service number and Regiment/Unit/Corps 60774 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of death 02/06/1945 Place of death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death registration number RARO19460213 Headstone/grave location Beside the Cook Islands Christian Church, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of kin Matapo (father) Archives New Zealand online service record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11183889 Additional information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Embarked from Wellington 13 June 1918 and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot 4 August 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Images and documents (click on images to enlarge) Image credits and references N/A Further links N/A Previous Next