PiriPUATI60723 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Piri Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PUATI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60723 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 27 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 18/01/1930 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19300158 Headstone/Grave Location Tikioki, Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tu Puati (mother), Titikaveka, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10511960 Additional Information Enlisted 4 February 1918 in Rarotonga and at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and transferred to the Rarotongan Company 17 September 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

MoeauMETUA16/1188 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Moeau Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) METUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1188 New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 04/10/1895 Place of Birth Papua New Guinea Date of Death 27/03/1924 Place of Death Wellington, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1924/3657 Headstone/Grave Location Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand Next of Kin Moeau (father), Arorangi, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10211363 Additional Information Enlisted at Rarotonga 29th September 1915. Served in France and later became ill and was evacuated to the UK. On 27 August 1917 he was declared medically unfit and embarked for New Zealand on the New Zealand Hospital Ship Marama 21 November 1917. Discharged 16 April 1918. His death was attributed to his war service. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

RobertNICHOLAS60718 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Robert Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) NICHOLAS Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60718 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Meau NICHOLAS Meau MANAVAROA Date of Birth 10/03/1896 (as per military service record) Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 21/01/1959 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19590004 Headstone/Grave Location Avana, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (Nicholas family cemetery) Next of Kin Miss Nga Pokotiao Nicholas (sister), Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Manavaroa (father), Mokora (mother), Mrs Te Keru Tupangaial (listed as widow on death registration) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19805192 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 21/01/1959 (as per Cook Islands death register) 22/01/1959 (as per military headstone) Another soldier's military records are also in the Archives New Zealand online record. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TuainekoreKAUVAREVAI84582 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tuainekore Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KAUVAREVAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84582 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 34 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 12/11/1924 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19240075 Headstone/Grave Location Poeaiai Rd, behind Babe’s Hotel, Tavaenga Rd, Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands. Headstone on the grave has the wrong name and service number Next of Kin Kauvarevai (father) and Taukupu (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19053870 Additional Information Enlisted 14 June 1918 and discharged 7 December 1918. Name is missing on the Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at the RSA Nikao Rarotonga. While the date of death on this headstone (12/11/1924) is correct, the headstone has the incorrect service number and name. This headstone belongs to Tutai Tuakanakore/Kanune 84534 who died in Rarotonga 24 December 1967. Our research leads us to believe that this soldier’s headstone has been incorrectly named and placed on the grave of Tuainekore KAUVAREVAI Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

MatePAORA19260 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Mate Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PAORA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19260 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Paora MATE Paora MATATUI Date of Birth 1896 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 01/08/1919 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19190070 Headstone/Grave Location Areora, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Paora (father), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19865798 Additional Information Enlisted 9 July 1916 and arrived Egypt on SS Malwa. Employed at Moascar between January and March 1917 then to Kantara, Egypt and NZ Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot until 11 January 1918. Transferred to the Rarotongan Company and whilst in Palestine was admitted to 24th Stationary Hospital, 45th Stationary and 27th General Hospital for back injury and jaundice. Returned to New Zealand on SS Malta and discharged 20 March 1919. Died 1 August 1919 in Atiu of tuberculosis. Headstone located by our team in an abandoned house May 2025. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

OkiakamaTUATIAKI60745 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Okiakama Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUATIAKI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60745 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Oki TUATIAKI Akama TUATIAKI Date of Birth 19/10/1891 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/06/1976 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1976/35624 Headstone/Grave Location Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand. No headstone or marker. Next of Kin Tuatiaki (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21345576 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918. Embarked for Egypt 13 June 1918. Served in the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot. Returned to New Zealand on SS Malta departing Egypt 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

TereRUA5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tere Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) RUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tererua RUAPU Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 22/04/1923 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19230255 Headstone/Grave Location Akaripe, Tautu, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Unknown Link to Online Service Record Additional Information Disembarked in Wellington 6 November 1918. Discharged 13 November at Trentham Military Camp due to the signing of the Armistice on November 11 1918. Headstone records name as 'Tere RAUPU'. 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

NaumaitiPENI84560 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Naumaiti Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PENI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84560 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Numaiti PENI Naumaite PENI Numaite PENI Date of Birth 21 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 16/04/1929 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Nikao Cemetery, Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Peni (father), Makai (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19510931 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 12 June 1918 and at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 10 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918 due to the signing of the Armistice that ended WWI. Died as the result of a motor truck accident. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TaoketeRAE19300 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Taokete Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) RAE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19300 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Rae TAOKOTE Are TAOKOTE Date of Birth 1896 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 06/08/1940 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Headstone location: Ngatiarua Village, Atiu. Documented April 2019. In April 2025, we were taken to the overgrown grave location inland from Areora, Atiu. Next of Kin Taokete (brother), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11086758 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and was posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Admitted to 129th Field Ambulance 15 September 1918 with measles and transferred to 48th Stationary Hospital from 15 to 26 September 1918. Then admitted to Aotea Convalescent Home until 18 October 1918. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Rarotonga records name as “R TAOKETE”. Listed on the Atiu cenotaph as “ARE TAOKETE”. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Get the latest updates on Cook Islands military history. Latest News NZDF confirms medals for 85 Cook Islands WWII veterans after decades of denial https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/581184/nzdf-confirms-medals-for-85-cook-islands-wwii-veterans-after-decades-of-denial NZDF and researchers confirm 85 Cook Islands soldiers eligible for Second World War service medals https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/nzdf-and-researchers-confirm-85-cook-islands-soldiers-eligible-for-second-world-war-service-medals/ New headstone unveiling to correct ‘brave soldier’s’ record Cook Islands News Friday 26 September 2025 Cook Islands Television News Monday 15th July 2024 The family of Papa Tai-O-Tonga are relieved by the status given to him as a coast watcher for his service during WWII Cook Islands News Friday 12 July 2024 Family reunites to celebrate WWII Coastwatcher Cook Islands News Wednesday 10 July 2024 New website helps families find World War I ancestors’ graves New Zealand 1NEWS 03 July 2024 Cook Islands Coastwatchers honoured decades after WWII service Cook Islands News Thursday 27 June 2024 Honouring the forgotten: Cook Islands Coastwatchers to receive recognition

AriaTOTOROAERE19234 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Aria Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TOTOROAERE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19234 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Totoroaere ARIA Date of Birth 1894 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 02/04/1945 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19450001 Headstone/Grave Location Oriko, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Naku (mother), Totoroaere (father), Matekapiti (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10238652 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 and disembarked at Suez on 27 December 1916. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance with pyrexia on 7 September 1917 and 9 September 1917 it was cabled to New Zealand in error that he has died of pneumonia. Transferred and admitted to various hospitals until 13 September 1918. Admitted to the Aotea Convalescent Home between 16 September 1918 and 23 September 1918 after which he was posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot. On 25 October 1918 it was confirmed that his reported death had been confused with another soldier and a retraction cable was sent to the Cook Islands. Embarked on SS Malta on 14 December 1918 and was discharged on 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as “T. ARIA”. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Te KarotaiTANGITORU19339 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Lance Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Te Karotai Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TANGITORU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19339 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tekarotai TANGITORU Tangitoru TEKAROTAI Date of Birth 05/05/1888 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 26/05/1963 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19630004 Headstone/Grave Location Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tangitoru (father), Mangaia, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19444946 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. When working in an ammunition dump about 9 August 1918 he was carrying a 6-inch shell and slipped and fell injuring his knee. He was admitted to 44th Stationary Hospital. Returned to New Zealand on SS Malta departing Suez 14 December 1918 and discharged 20th of March 1919. Date of death: 26/05/1963 (as per Cook Islands death register) 29/05/1963 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TaomiaTOTOROAERE60679 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Taomia Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TOTOROAERE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60679 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 27 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 27/11/1956 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19560012 Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Totoroaere (father), Mangaia, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE24379006 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918, embarked on the SS Manuka at Wellington 13 June 1918 and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Military headstone located in the Oneroa CICC grounds. Pte Totoroaere was buried at the site of the Mangaia College playground. After the land was declared to be used as a school, the headstone was relocated to the Oneroa CICC grounds where a memorial was built. This information was sent by a descendant to the Nikao Cemetery Restoration Project Facebook page. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

AllanWILLIAMS16/1385 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Allan Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) WILLIAMS Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1385 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also known as Date of Birth 15/02/1891 (as per service record) Place of Birth Samoa Date of Death 26/07/1918 Place of Death Jaffa, Palestine (now Israel) Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Originally buried at the Jaffa & Sorona Military Cemetery, Palestine. Later moved to the Ramleh Military Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Next of Kin Allan Williams (father) Apia Samoa Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10924795 Additional Information Directed to train at Narrow Neck Camp because he was of mixed race. His platoon did not embark with the main 4th Māori Reinforcements but embarked some days later on 26 June 1916 from Wellington with the 2nd Tunnellers Reinforcements. Disembarked at Plymouth, United Kingdom 22 August 1916. He left for France on 28 August 1916 and joined the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion on 16 September 1916. Became ill and was admitted to a number of hospitals in France and United Kingdom with trench fever. He was posted to New Zealand Engineer Reserve Depot in United Kingdom on discharge from hospital on 4 April 1918 and was transferred to Rarotongan Company. Left for France 7 May 1918 and spent some days at 8th Rest Camp, Marseille, waiting for passage to Egypt. He embarked for Egypt on SS Canberra 5 June 1918 and arrived at Alexandria 14 June 1918 and was posted to the Rarotongan Company 1 July 1918 and was admitted to hospital 21 July 1918. He died of mastoid (ear infection) on 26 July 1918 at 33rd Clearing Hospital Jaffa. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Headstone image at left source: https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/allan-williams Headstone image at right (taken September 2024) source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22751607/allan-williams Further Links Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/653570/allan-williams/ Previous Next

TaeroTIONI TUTAI60781 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Taero Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TIONI TUTAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 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 Link to 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

ParuaTEAPAI19320 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Parua Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEAPAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19320 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Teapai PARUA Teapai Ariki Date of Birth 1889 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 19/08/1943 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19430024 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Parua (father), Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10057742 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and posted to New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde. Training Regiment and Base Depot. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Admitted to 66th Clearing Casualty Station on 19 August 1917, then 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara 21 August 1917 and then to 27th General Hospital Abbassia 23 August 1917. Returned to the Rarotongan Company 4 September 1917. On 11 October 1918 he was admitted to 76th Casualty Clearing Station and was evacuated to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia on 20 October 1918 before being transferred to the Aotea Convalescent Home between 10 October to 24 October 1918. Returned via SS Malta and arrived in New Zealand 29 January 1919. Discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records name as 'T. PARUA'. Listed on the Atiu cenotaph as 'TEAPAI PARUA'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

GeorgeCRAIG861 (South African War) 3rd New Zealand Contingent (Surgeon Captain) 12/360 (WWI) New Zealand Medical Corps, 1st Field Ambulance < Back Highest Rank Lieutenant Colonel First Name/s (as per enlistment record) George Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) CRAIG Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 861 (South African War) 3rd New Zealand Contingent (Surgeon Captain) 12/360 (WWI) New Zealand Medical Corps, 1st Field Ambulance Also known as Date of Birth 10/02/1868 Birth Entry ID: 1056455 Birth Index ID: 2819686 Place of Birth Edinburgh, Scotland Date of Death 17/06/1947 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1947/20060 Headstone/Grave Location Cremated at Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium Next of Kin James Craig (father) Euphemia Craig (mother) Hilda Johnstone Gudgeon (wife) married 1902. Hilda was the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Walter Edward Gudgeon who in August 1898 was appointed British Resident in the Cook Islands prior to annexation. Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10200328 Additional Information Educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, and Edinburgh University, graduating as Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery in 1890 https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C36242: "March 1897 he and brother William worked as surgeons on a ship in the Pacific Islands and then became medical officers in the Cook Islands. George was elected to the Cook Islands parliament in 1898 as member for Atiu and Mitiaro, Cook Islands." Awards: Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) DSO: London Gazette, 1 January 1919. Citation: "For distinguished service in connection with military operations in France and Flanders." Queen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill clasps) 1914-1915 Star British War Medal (1914-1920) Victory Medal with oak leaf New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Twice London Gazette 5 August 1915, p7669 | London Gazette 31 December 1918, p15231 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C36242 Further Links N/A Previous Next

KeithCOWAN23/389 New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion < Back Highest Rank Rifleman First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Keith Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) COWAN Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 23/389 New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion Also known as Keith Rueben COWAN Date of Birth 16/08/1894 Place of Birth Cook Islands Date of Death 18/01/1963 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1963/33735 Headstone/Grave Location Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Peter M Cowan (father), Rarotonga, Mrs B K Cowan (mother), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13380837 Additional Information Enlisted at Trentham Camp 28 May 1915. Disembarked at Suez 1 November 1915 and embarked for France 6 April 1916. Wounded in action 15 September 1916 with a gun shot wound to left leg. Evacuated 16 September 1916 to 36th Casualty Clearing Station and on 17 September 1916 to the Liverpool Merchants Mobile Hospital and then to the United Kingdom on the hospital ship Brighton and admitted to NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames 22 September 1916. Discharged to the New Zealand Convalescent Hospital at Brockenhurst 6 December 1916 to rejoin his unit. Discharged 23 May 1919. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C41159?srt=relevance&n=23%2f389&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch&ordinal=0 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next