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. If the name doesn't appear in "NAME" search, try searching for the name in "ALSO KNOWN AS". 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 Maori (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 Maori 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 Maori (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 Only one name recorded 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 Page 1

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 regularly adding further information, including service details and images from our vast collection. 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 the name doesn't appear in "NAME" search, try searching for the name in "ALSO KNOWN AS". If you require any help or further information please send us a message via the Contact Us menu option above. We hope that this website will encourage all Cook Islanders to take ownership of our research, learn from it, be proud of it, and let it grow. We welcome feedback and corrections along with biographical information and 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 Members of the World War Two Cook Islands Local Defence Force (Home Guard) between 1941 and 1945. Original image owned by Tere Mataroa Image colourised by Tepaeru Utia. The original colourised image showed the uniform in khaki colour. While the dress uniform was khaki, the day to day work wear/uniform was blue denim.

Learn about our commitment to preserving Cook Islands' military heritage. About Us Kia Orana. In 2016 we began voluntarily researching Cook Islands World War One soldiers and their burial locations throughout the Cook Islands and overseas. During this time, we have also relettered a large number of veterans military and private granite headstone memorials throughout the Cook Islands and renovated the gravesites. We are now collating our World War Two research and this will be added to the website in due course. We have documented and GPS'd the graves of over 320 WWI soldiers in the Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Atiu, Aitutaki, Mauke & Mangaia) and many overseas. We have done this research voluntarily for the people of the Cook Islands and it is now time to share our valuable research via this online cenotaph. One of our teams most significant achievements came in 2019 with the release of the report into our 2017 New Zealand Defence Force / Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) submission, which saw six Cook Islands WWI returned servicemen's graves become the first CWGC graves located in the Cook Islands. These soldiers all died before the 31st of August 1921 from an injury or an illness they contracted during their war service as per CWGC criteria. Three are located in Rarotonga, two in Aitutaki and one in Atiu. These graves will be cared for in perpetuity by the CWGC. You can read the report here: https://media.api.aucklandmuseum.com/id/media/public/28f55270-f4d4-415b-9791-e2b812eab5e9/original.pdf Our next major achievement came on 18 November 2025, when it was announced that approximately 85 men who served in the Cook Islands Local Defence Force during the Second World War, and who were incorrectly denied their medals in 1953, would now have them posthumously awarded. We first raised this issue with the NZDF in late 2024 and have since worked closely with them to bring about this long-overdue recognition. You can read more about this announcement here: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/nzdf-and-researchers-confirm-85-cook-islands-soldiers-eligible-for-second-world-war-service-medals/ "The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) started looking into the situation at the request of the team of voluntary researchers at the Cook Islands Online Cenotaph. With the help of researchers Cate Walker and Bobby Nicholas, the NZDF has identified at least 85 members of the CILDF who are eligible for Second World War medals ." Lest We Forget 🌺 🇨🇰 Our Team Cate Walker ~ Project Coordinator, Brisbane, Australia. Graduate Certificate of Cemetery Practice (Deakin) Cook Islands Honorary Permanent Resident Bobby Nicholas ~ Head Researcher and Cook Islands Genealogy Specialist, Auckland, New Zealand Paula Paniani ~ Community Liaison and Field Researcher, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Paul Morrissey ~ Fieldwork, Logistics and Navigation, Brisbane, Australia Cook Islands Honorary Permanent Resident Julie Taripo ~ Documentary Producer and Visual Historian, Cook Islands Television, Rarotonga, Cook Islands On 10 July 2026, Cate Walker and Paul Morrissey were awarded Honorary Permanent Residence of the Cook Islands in recognition of work and service of outstanding benefit to the people and national interests of the Cook Islands. The honour recognised work undertaken through the Cook Islands Military History Research Project and was made possible by the collective efforts of the project team, participating families, island communities and supporters. Click here to view our documentary series and field trips throughout the Cook Islands Nikao Cemetery Rarotonga June 2016 L to R: Bobby Nicholas, Cate Walker, Paul Morrissey, Paula Paniani Atiu Island Airport April 2019 L to R: Paul Morrissey, Cate Walker, Julie Taripo, Paula Paniani Nikao Cemetery Rarotonga September 2024 L to R: Julie Taripo, Bobby Nicholas, Cate Walker, Paul Morrissey, Paula Paniani Our Sponsors From April 2019, we are grateful to have received the following business and private sponsorships : Tata Crocombe - accommodation sponsorship in Rarotonga and Aitutaki , website sponsorship, accommodation and return flights sponsorship from Australia to the Cook Islands August/September 2024, April/May 2025, November/December 2025, April/May 2026, accomodation July/August 2026 Air Rarotonga - return flights to Atiu 2019 & 2025, Aitutaki 2019, Mauke 2022 and Mangaia 2023 Bank of the Cook Islands - accommodation, meals and vehicle sponsorship in Mauke 2022 and Mangaia 2023, and accommodation and meal sponsorship in Atiu 2025 Eddie Drollet and Kave Ringi - accommodation sponsorship in Atiu 2019 Bergman & Sons - Cook Islands Black Pearls - signage in the Nikao Cemetery acknowledging the service of the Cook Islands WWI soldiers Island Car & Bike hire & Rarotonga Rentals - vehicle sponsorship November/December 2025, April/May 2026 Hon. Minister Mrs Vainetutai Rose Toki-Brown - daily lunches and vehicle sponsorship in Atiu 2019 and vehicle sponsorship 2025 Tokoa Pera - vehicle sponsorship in Aitutaki 2019 Vodafone Cook Islands - mobile phone data Cook Islands Television - documentary production Meitaki maata! We sincerely thank you all! 🌺

KinoMIRIA60761 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kino Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MIRIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60761 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 15/11/1970 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19700123 Headstone/Grave Location Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Miria (father), Apaiaere (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21812023 Additional Information Enlisted 4 February 1918 in Rarotonga. Disembarked ex SS Port Lyttleton at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Death registration states place of burial as Titikaveka. In 2019, a descendant told our team that this soldier was buried in an unmarked and unknown grave in the burial ground beside the Raina Packing Shed, Titikaveka, Rarotonga Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Find the graves of WWI soldiers in Aitutaki using our detailed GPS map. Pay tribute to their bravery and remember their contribution to our history. Click on the tab below left to expand the list of names, or click on the tab below right to view a larger map

NgaroTOKI5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngaro Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TOKI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Vaine Teremoana TOKI Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 20/12/1956 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19560012 Headstone/Grave Location Areora, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Toki (father), Tapapa (mother), Piritara Tai (wife), Michael Toki (son, as informant on death registration) Link to 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

Only one name recorded on enlistmentUPOKOKEU19341 2nd Rarotongan Contingent  < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Only one name recorded on enlistment Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) UPOKOKEU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19341 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Poea UPOKOKEU Upokokeu POEA Date of Birth 1896 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 29/03/1960 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19600006 Headstone/Grave Location Teenui, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Ngaetu (wife), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21358670 Additional Information Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez on 27 December 1916 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 30 November 1917. Injured his hand at Jaffa on 23 February 1918. Embarked on SS Malta for New Zealand and discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records name as 'U. POEA'. Listed on the Atiu cenotaph as 'UPOKOKEU'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Albert HenryTHOMPSON84586 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Albert Henry Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) THOMPSON Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84586 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 24/10/1897 Place of Birth Tahiti, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Henry Thompson (father) Both parents born in Tahiti as per enlistment documents Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19720874 Additional Information Employed as a farmer in New Zealand at enlistment. Enlisted at Wellington 2 July 1918 and transferred to Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Discharged to live in Tahiti 7 December 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TiraaMAU84509 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tiraa Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MAU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84509 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 23/10/1946 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19461193 Headstone/Grave Location Vaipae, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Naoari Mau (sister) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13551580 Additional Information Attested in Rarotonga 12 June 1918. Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 10 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918 due to the signing of the Armistice that ended WWI. Embarked on SS Paloona for Rarotonga, and arrived in Rarotonga 15 December 1918. We were told about this headstone by a descendant when we were at the Aitutaki, Cook Islands airport preparing to fly back to Rarotonga on November 13th 2019. The descendant sent the headstone photos to us after we had left Aitutaki. Grave location unknown. Date of death: 23/10/1946 (as per Cook Islands death register) 26/10/1946 (as per military headstone) Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'T. NAU'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TupouTOROMONA19330 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tupou Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TOROMONA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19330 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Toromona TUPOU Toromoana TUPOU Date of Birth 1890 Place of Birth Rakahanga, Cook Islands Date of Death 1/10/1958 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19580029 Headstone/Grave Location Panama Catholic Cemetery, Panama, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tupou (father), Mareta (mother), Komera (grandfather), Manihiki, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10188441 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Disembarked ex Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and posted to New Zealand Training Unit and Depot Regiment. Detached to 97th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 11 October 1917. Admitted to hospital 2 March 1918 to 10 March 1918.Transferred to Rarotongan Company 2 April 1918. “Accidentally wounded” 14 April 1918 with "bomb blast and wound to hand" in Palestine. Admitted to 77th Casualty Clearing Station before being transferred to 43rd Stationary Hospital at Kilo 151 on 16 April 1918 and then to 27th General Hospital at Abbassia 18 April 1918 where he had fingers amputated.Transferred to the Aotea Convalescent Home 14 May 1918 to 17 May 1918 and then was at a rest camp from 19 May 1918 to 29 May 1918.Joined NZ Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot before rejoining the Rarotongan Company 12 August 1918. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and was discharged 20 March 1919. Pension applied for in May 1919 and this was granted at 10s per week. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Tangata TutaiMAKITIRA60779 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tangata Tutai Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MAKITIRA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60779 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 30/04/1964 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19640075 Headstone/Grave Location Broken headstone is situated beside a fence at the Panama Catholic Cemetery, Panama, Rarotonga (April 2024). Grave location unknown. Next of Kin Makitira (father), Mauke, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20680511 Additional Information Attested at Rarotonga 4 February 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. 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. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

NgaruaMATEORA19277 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngarua Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MATEORA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19277 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Kite Ngarua MATEORA Date of Birth 09/06/1892 (as per headstone inscription) Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/05/1975 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19750037 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Mateora (father), Araia (mother), Kavea Pori (wife), Mere Maearisita (wife, as per headstone inscription) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12324266 Additional Information Enlisted 1st July 1916 in Rarotonga. The New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training and Base Depot was detached to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade at El Arish for a period of time from 22 January 1917. Posted to the Rarotongan Company on 31 July 1917 and detached to 10th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 5 October 1917 to 9 November 1917. Reported as dangerously ill with malaria 4 September 1918 and evaluated to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, Cairo and then transferred to 2nd General Hospital 23 September 1918. Returned as an invalid on SS Malta. Discharged 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Only one name recorded on enlistmentTAURA16/1202 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Only one name recorded on enlistment Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TAURA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1202 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Taura TUAKINA Terekia TAURA Date of Birth 1894 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 07/01/1917 Place of Death Surrey, United Kingdom Death Registration Number NZ1918/60568 (post war death registration) Headstone/Grave Location Walton-on-Thames Church Cemetery, Surrey, United Kingdom Next of Kin Tuakina (father), Atiu Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9816655 Additional Information Enlisted 28 September 1915 in Rarotonga. Disembarked at Suez 15 March 1916 and embarked with the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion for France from Alexandria 9 April 1916. Admitted sick to hospital "In the Field" 19 October 1916 and was evacuated through the 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Hospital Ship St. Denis to 2nd New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, England. Died of tuberculosis 7 January 1917. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records name as 'T. TAURA'. Listed on the Atiu cenotaph as 'TAURA TUAKINA'. Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/402091/taura "Died 07 January 1917 Aged 23" Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Image sources: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/walton-thames-nz-general-hospital-roll-honour https://ww100.govt.nz/private-terekia-tauras-trench-art Commemoration certificate courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/402091/taura Further Links N/A Previous Next

TuanuMANI60663 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Lance Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tuanu Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MANI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60663 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Timote Tuanu MANI T. T. MARAMA Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 16/08/1977 Place of Death Rotorua, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1977/44901 Headstone/Grave Location Rotorua Cemetery, Rotorua, New Zealand Next of Kin Mani (father), Tukuvaine, Rarotonga. Maoro (mother), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20681097 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 and posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Alfred GeorgeWILKINSON13836 14th Reinforcements and 1st Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Alfred George Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) WILKINSON Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 13836 14th Reinforcements and 1st Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade Also known as Date of Birth 29/12/1882 Place of Birth Bristol, United Kingdom Date of Death 6/9/1941 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19410023 Headstone/Grave Location Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands Grave was cleared to build Mangaia Island Council Shed. The headstone is stored at the shed. Next of Kin David Robert Wilkinson (father) England. Mr Jock Anderson (friend) Auckland, New Zealand Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE24549848 Additional Information Private Alfred George WILKINSON 13836 was an Englishman who enlisted with the NZEF in Rarotonga during WWI. On enlistment his occupation was recorded as 'Island Trader, Penrhyn Island'. Enlisted in Rarotonga 17 February 1916 and embarked from Wellington 26 June 1916 and disembarked at Devonport, United Kingdom, 22 August 1916. Joined 1st Battalion 3rd NZ (Rifles) Brigade in France 4 November 1916. Admitted sick to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance and then 2nd Casualty Clearing Station on 30 June 1917. In an attack by enemy aircraft on the 2nd Casualty Clearing Station on 7 July 1917, he was severely wounded in the head and the left leg. Admitted to 83rd General Hospital 8 July 1917 and transferred to United Kingdom on Hospital Ship Jan Breydel 15 July1917 and on the same day admitted to the 1st New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Classified as unfit 5 October 1917 and transferred to the New Zealand Discharge Depot, Torquay, 30 October 1917. Embarked on SS Ruahine at Liverpool 16 November 1917. Discharged in New Zealand 5 April 1918. His name is recorded on the Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga under 'Europeans who enlisted from the Cook Islands'. Our research has uncovered Private Wilkinson’s movements after World War One when he returned to the Cook Islands. He subsequently lived on the islands of Penryhn, Rarotonga and Mangaia and married Teu Ra Mapuhi from Papeete, Tahiti, on 23rd of July 1923 at the Commissioner’s Office in Rarotonga. She was the daughter of an island trader. The marriage register is signed by Hugh F. Ayson. the Resident Commissioner at the time. The couple had no children from their marriage and therefore had no relatives in the Cook Islands. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

James DobsonCAMPBELL12/1578 Auckland Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements Also served in WWII: NZ405206 Flying Officer Royal New Zealand Air Force < Back Highest Rank Lieutenant First Name/s (as per enlistment record) James Dobson Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) CAMPBELL Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 12/1578 Auckland Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements Also served in WWII: NZ405206 Flying Officer Royal New Zealand Air Force Also known as Date of Birth 06/02/1890 Place of Birth Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland Date of Death 13/11/1970 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1970/48999 Headstone/Grave Location There are memorials in Turoa Rarotonga for J.D. Campbell and his wife. We are seeking family confirmation that their ashes are interred at this location. Next of Kin Upokotiao Tiao Nicholas Manavaroa Campbell, wife Tauariki Esme Campbell, Te Vaine Moeroa Ki Taputapuatea Campbell, Moeroa (Te Vahine Kitaputa) Campbell, children Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12344035 Additional Information In 1922, he formed the RSA in the Cook Islands and was elected as its first president, a position he held for many years. Awarded an M.B.E. and was the Commissioner of Scouts for Cook Islands Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links https://jf-stamps.dk/en-gb/lot/92002/cook-islands-1960-scouts-postcard-foto-type-with-captain-j-d-campbell-m-b-e Previous Next

Only one name recorded on enlistmentTIMANI84553 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Only one name recorded on enlistment Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TIMANI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84553 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Timani TAURA Taura TAURA Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 12/01/1974 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19740036 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Taura (father) born Rarotonga, Mangungu (mother) born Aitutaki, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14239984 Additional Information Enlisted 12 June 1918 and disembarked in Wellington 21 June 1918. Discharged and embarked on the SS Paloona for Rarotonga 7 December 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PeauWYCLIFFE84501 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Peau Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) WYCLIFFE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84501 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 27/03/1919 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1919/2817 Headstone/Grave Location Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand Block F. Plot 140. Next of Kin Kapu (mother), John (father). Teariki (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21253124 Additional Information Attested in Rarotonga 12 June 1918 and enlisted 10 July 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp New Zealand. Died in the Auckland Public Hospital 27 March 1919 of pulmonary tuberculosis and buried at Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand. Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642947/peau-wycliffe/ Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Commemorative certificate courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Further Links N/A Previous Next