NamiroMAUORE60657 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Namiro Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) MAUORE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60657 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 27 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Raiatea, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Date of Death 03/08/1943 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19430241 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao Cemetery, Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Ngametua Mauore (wife), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11319595 Additional Information Enlistment papers indicate he was a French National born in Raiatea but was resident in Rarotonga. He was in New Zealand 16 February 1918 and enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Embarked 13 June 1918 aboard SS Manuka in Wellington, NZ and disembarked per SS Port Lyttleton in Suez 4 August 1918 and marched in to the Training Regiment. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 20 September 1918. Admitted to 48th Stationary Hospital with measles 23 October 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Pte Mauore’s first wife, Ngametua died 24th April 1923 aged 27 years while giving birth to twins. The twins died nearly a month later. In March 2017, Paula Paniani found the grave of Pte Namiro Mauore in the Nikao cemetery (Nikao Cemetery Restoration Project Rarotonga). Fortunately Pte Mauore’s name was carved into his memorial. There was a slight error in the spelling of the surname - "Mauore" vs "Mouore". On Anzac Day 2017, Paula braved the hot Rarotonga sun to single-handedly re-plaster and paint this soldiers resting place. Pte Namiro Mauore’s official military headstone memorial was unveiled on April 24 2021. Here is a link to the livestream of the headstone unveiling service: https://fb.watch/778pO_Jvhe/ 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 Given (as per enlistment record) WILKINSON Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 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 Juny 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 1918. 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

TapapaKURAIA19252 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tapapa Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KURAIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19252 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Kuraia TAPAPA Date of Birth 1886 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 30/08/1924 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19240201 Headstone/Grave Location Areora, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tapapa (father), Areora, Atiu, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21717509 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Arrived Suez 27 December 1916 and posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade Training Regiment and Base Depot. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Promoted to Corporal 6 December 1917. Admitted to the 27th Stationary Hospital Abbassia 24 July 1918 until 4 August 1918. Medically boarded and returned to New Zealand on SS Wiltshire 29 August 1918. Discharged 1 March 1919. Died 30 August 1924 in Atiu of Tuberculosis. While in Atiu in April 2019, Lucy Kautai Mateariki guided us to his unmarked gravesite behind her house. Lucy informed us that Corporal Tapapa KURAIA previously had a military headstone on the grave and this headstone could be located under the ground close to his grave. Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board records his name as 'K. TAPAPA'. Listed on the Atiu Cenotaph as Private KURAIA TAPAPA. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

MakitaeRIMA60773 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Makitae Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) RIMA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60773 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Rima MAKITAE Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/02/1950 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG1950024A Headstone/Grave Location Maungainano, Tavaenga, Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Rima (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19603635 Additional Information Attested in Rarotonga 4 February 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'R. Makitae'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PaioruaKAPI19258 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Paiorua Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KAPI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19258 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Kapi PAIORUA Date of Birth November 1882 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 19/11/1958 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19580035 Headstone/Grave Location Ruatonga, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Maruia (wife), Rimaati (mother), Paiorua (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10886757 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916 and service commenced 9 July 1916. Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and posted to Rarotongan Company 14 September 1917. Numerous admissions to medical facilities whilst serving. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board records his name as ‘K. Paiorua’. In April 2019 our team assisted descendant Julia Kapi to restore her great uncle’s military headstone. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

HarryNGATAUA84583 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Harry Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) NGATAUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84583 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Henry NGATAUA Ngataua AUMAREVA Date of Birth 20/08/1886 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/12/1965 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19650027 Headstone/Grave Location Ureia, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Elizabeth Ngataua (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18781682 Additional Information Enlisted 2 July 1918. Discharged 7 December 1918. Date of death: 14/12/1965 (as per Cook Islands death register) 13/12/1965 (as per military records) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

MetuaPAITAI19259 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Metua Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) PAITAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19259 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Metuakore PAITAI Date of Birth 1888 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 21/12/1955 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19550083 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Ngaavae (mother), Paitai Araiti (father), Tepora (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19861151 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Arrived in Egypt 27 December 1916 and posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade at El Arish from the NZ Mounted Rifle Depot Moascar. Rejoined New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot 7 April 1917 and posted to the Rarotongan Company. Admitted to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, Jaffa 25 July 1918 and at 24 Stationary Hospital, Kantara 17 August 1918. Discharged from Duty 18 August 1918. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 1 October 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and was discharged 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

AkaruruIEREMIA5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Akaruru Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) IEREMIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Pukapuka, Cook Islands Date of Death 10/10/1944 Place of Death Pukapuka, Cook Islands Death Registration Number PUKA19440362 Headstone/Grave Location Matanga Cemetery, Yato, Pukapuka, Cook Islands Next of Kin Ieremia (father) and Ketera (mother) 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 Image source: National Archives Cook Islands Further Links N/A Previous Next

ManuTUTARA19273  2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Manu Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TUTARA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19273 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Manua TUTARA Date of Birth 1889 Place of Birth Pukapuka, Cook Islands Date of Death 02/12/1956 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1956/38866 Headstone/Grave Location Whiti Te Ra Reweti Marae, Auckland Region, New Zealand Next of Kin Piki Piki (sister), Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10275210 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Auckland and was employed as a seaman for the Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd. Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916 and joined the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Detached to the 10th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 5 October to 9 November 1917. Admitted to 77th Casualty Clearing Station 19 May 1918, then 47th Stationary Hospital, Gaza 23 May 1918 and then to the Aotea Convalescent Home from 21 May 1918 to 28 May 1918. Rejoined Rarotongan Company 2 July 1918. Admitted to 123rd Field Ambulance with pneumonia and malaria and transferred by hospital train to 36th Stationary Hospital Gaza on 25 July 1918 then to the 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara on 2 August 1918 and to the 27th General Hospital, Abbassia from 2 August 1918. Admitted to the Rest Camp at Port Said from 22 August 1918 to 3 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged in New Zealand 7 March 1919. He re-enlisted for 'Home Service' in New Zealand Artillery 21 August 1919. There is a headstone for this soldier on a grave in Rarotonga however it is a case of mistaken identity. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Te AurahiKORA16/398 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Te Aurahi Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KORA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/398 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Also Known As Peter Te Aurahi KORA Date of Birth 1891 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/06/1962 Place of Death Wanganui, New Zealand Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui, New Zealand Next of Kin Kora (father), Aitutaki, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10792982 Additional Information On enlistment 20 October 1914, he was employed in Whanganui, New Zealand and was married with one child. His father Kora from the island of Aitutaki was listed as his next of kin on his service records. Member of the New Zealand Native Contingent in Malta 5 June 1915. Embarked for Gallipoli 30 June 1915. Admitted to a hospital in Mudros 5 October 1915 with typhoid. Evacuated by hospital ship to England Hospital Birmingham 5 December 1915 before being transferred to the 4th London General Hospital. Assessed as unfit due to sickness and returned to New Zealand via New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno 28 October 1916. Wounded in action although location and date not specified. On 16 January 1917 had a shell splinter removed from his left knee in Whanganui Hospital, New Zealand. Discharged in New Zealand 26 March 1917 as no longer fit due to illness. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

ManaTIKAROA5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Mana Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TIKAROA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Mana TAKIROA Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/04/1927 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19270422 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Tikaroa (father), Mary Marsters (mother) Link to Online Service Record Additional Information 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

ToruMOEARO60758 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Toru Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) MOEARO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60758 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Torumarama MOEARO Date of Birth 21 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 08/07/1962 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19620007 Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Ivirua, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Moearo (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19784691 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. 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. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

AdolpheMULLER16/1538 New Zealand Maori Pioneer) Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Adolphe Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) MULLER Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/1538 New Zealand Maori Pioneer) Battalion Rarotongan Company Also Known As Adolph MULLER Date of Birth 28/07/1895 (as per service record) Place of Birth Tonga Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Philipp Gotthard Muller (born Zug Switzerland) and Lauititi O Manono Filomena (Laukiki) (born Samoa), (parents) Miki Muller (brother), Nuku'alofa, Tonga Mel Tatafu Fotofili (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20475900 Additional Information https://kavafarm.com/kava-family-tradition/ "Philipp and Lauititi (Laukiki) married on the 6 April 1889. They had two children in Vava’u, Michael Maria and Johanna. The family then moved to Tongatapu on the 24 October 1891 where the remaining 7 children were born; Robert, Franz, Adolph, Carolina, Michaela, Johann Friedrich and Ana. Of the 9 children, 7 were sent to Switzerland and the remaining 2 were Franz and Adolph. Adolph also planted kava in his residence in Fatai and they were much larger than the average Kava plants. Adolph’s Kava were mainly used as offerings for the royal family of Tonga." https://kanivatonga.co.nz/2018/04/tongans-remember-volunteers-from-the-islands-who-served-in-first-world-war/ Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links 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 Given (as per enlistment record) MAKITIRA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 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

TurakinaUU19342  2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Turakina Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) UU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19342 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Uu TURAKINA Uu TIPOKI Date of Birth 1894 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 09/06/1964 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19640020 Headstone/Grave Location Arekaua, Arutanga, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Turakina (father), Rarotonga, Pativai Te Akaranga (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11139153 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Disembarked at Suez 27 December 1916 and was posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital in Ismailia 8 April 1917 and then 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar 2 October 1917. Embarked for New Zealand 12 November 1917 from Suez on SS Wiltshire and discharged 23 February 1918. Date of death: 09/06/1964 (as per Cook Islands death register) 08/06/1964 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

NaumaitiPENI84560 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Naumaiti Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) PENI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 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

TuanuRIMA60695 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tuanu Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) RIMA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60695 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Tuanuiti RIMA Date of Birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 11/12/1928 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19280029 Headstone/Grave Location Opposite Tikura Community Hall, Oneroa, Mangaia Next of Kin Ngaupoka Rima (wife), Mangaia, Rima (father), Atiu, Ngau (mother), Mangaia Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE17483706 Additional Information Enlisted 4 February 1918 at Rarotonga and at Narrow Neck Military Training Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Admitted to various hospitals at Jaffa, Gaza and Kantara from 25 to 30 September 1918 and was then discharged to duty. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. One child documented on enlistment - Tutai, born 1915. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PaniTURUA19306 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Pani Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TURUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19306 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Turua PANI Date of Birth 1893 Place of Birth Penrhyn, Cook Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Pani (father), Penrhyn, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21354010 Additional Information Enlisted at Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Posted to Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917 and detached to 97th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery 11 October 1917 to 9 November 1917. Discharged 6 April 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next