NgaupapuaUPOKOMAKI60692 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngaupapua Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) UPOKOMAKI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60692 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 23/12/1923 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19230020 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Ngau (father), Mangaia. Tuua (mother), Mangaia Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18781416 Additional Information Did not serve overseas. Declared unfit for service due to 'severe varicose veins'. Name is missing on the Mangaia cenotaph. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

AbelaTOARERE60644 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Abela Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TOARERE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60644 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Apera TOAERE (as per military headstone) Date of Birth 20/09/1898 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 15/12/1929 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19290150 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Toarere (father), Aitutaki, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12405385 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Marched in at Ismailia and posted to Training Unit. 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

WilliamMcBIRNEY59533 British Army Royal Artillery < Back Highest Rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant First Name/s (as per enlistment record) William Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) McBIRNEY Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 59533 British Army Royal Artillery Also Known As Date of Birth 59533 British Army Royal Artillery Place of Birth Aldershot, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Date of Death 26/08/1956 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19560050 Headstone/Grave Location Two memorial plaques: One is located at the RSA cemetery at Nikao Rarotonga and the other memorial is at the site of his wife's grave beside the Panama Catholic Cemetery, Rarotonga. It is believed that he was buried in the Nikao Cemetery beside the RSA. Unknown plot. Next of Kin Edith Mary George (wife) died 21/01/1953, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record Additional Information Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References No known copyright restrictions Further Links https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/features/art/memory-lane/wheel-of-fortune-therevolutionary-invention-that-was-born-on-rarotonga/ Previous Next

OmaoOMAO60654 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Omao Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) OMAO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60654 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Maoa OMAO Date of Birth 31 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Raiatea, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Date of Death 06/05/1963 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19630019A Headstone/Grave Location Tipuka, Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Ruako Omao (wife) Rarotonga, Omao (father), Raiatea. Tapare (mother), Raiatea Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10335518 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 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. Was possibly buried where the Rarotonga International Airport is now located. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TutaiTOKORONGA60674 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tutai Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TOKORONGA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60674 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Tutai TEKORONGO Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/11/1942 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19420159 Headstone/Grave Location Avana, Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Unmarked grave. Exact grave location unknown. Next of Kin Tokoronga (father), Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13614421 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918, embarked on 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. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

NgaroTEURUAA84559 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngaro Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TEURUAA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84559 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Metuangaro TEURUAA Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 02/09/1983 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19835/83 Headstone/Grave Location Tavaenga Road Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Teuruaa (father), Taviria (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19715120 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. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

MataioMOKOTUPU84508 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Mataio Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) MOKOTUPU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 84508 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 27 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 26/04/1933 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19330662 Headstone/Grave Location Nikaupara, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Mokotupu Tiaiti / John Mokoputu (father), Teararoa (mother), Arii Mokotupu (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21827848 Additional Information Enlisted 12 June 1918 on Rarotonga. Sailed from Rarotonga on the SS Paloona for Wellington arriving on the 21/22 of June 1918. Discharged on 7 December 1918. Related to Private Poaza TEPAKI 84507 (aka Nooapii Mataiti Mokotupu/Tepaki Nooapii Mokotupu), and Private John MOKOPUTU 5th Rarotongan Contingent. 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 enlistmentATAATAIVI16/1206 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 Given (as per enlistment record) ATAATAIVI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/1206 New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Harry Arapoiti ATAATAIVI Ataataivi ARAPOITI Date of Birth 17/05/1890 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 26/07/1971 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19710056 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Arapoiti (father), Mangaia Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10176000 Additional Information Enlisted 27 September 1915 in Rarotonga. Disembarked at Suez 15 March 1916 and embarked for France from Port Said 9 April 1916. Admitted to the 7th General Hospital, St. Omar from 28 June 1916 to 9 July 1916 with measles. Accidentally injured his right hand when handling railway lines on 27 March 1917. Admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station 27 March 1917 and 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne 29 March 1917. Transferred to UK by hospital ship and admitted to the 2nd New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames 30 March 1917 to 30 April 1917 before being transferred to the New Zealand Convalescent Hospital at Hornchurch between 30 April 1917 and 4 June 1917. Transferred to the New Zealand Depot at Codford and admitted to the 3rd New Zealand General Hospital, Codford between 19 June 1917 and 23 July 1917. Transferred to the New Zealand Discharge Depot, Torquay 24 August 1917 before embarking on SS Ruahine at Liverpool for New Zealand. Discharged with 50% pension for three months 3 February 1918. We have not located the resting place of this soldier who we believe was buried in Nikao/Panama area in Rarotonga. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

MatapoTAIVAIRANGA60752 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Matapo Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TAIVAIRANGA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60752 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 28 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 17/03/1960 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19600021 Headstone/Grave Location Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Taivairanga (father), Vaatako (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19443507 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 and granted LWP (Leave Without Pay) 20 April 1918. Assessed as medically unfit with a grading of C2 and did not serve overseas. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

RobertSTOWERS16/1416 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Robert Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) STOWERS Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/1416 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also Known As Date of Birth 19/03/1884 (as per war service record) Place of Birth Samoa Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Mrs Mary Stowers (mother), Apia, Samoa Mr James Stowers (father), Apia, Samoa Abigail Stowers (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10284526 Additional Information Travelled from Samoa to New Zealand to enlist 15 February 1916 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Embarked at Wellington 6 May 1916 and arrived in Egypt 23 June 1916. Disembarked Southampton, United Kingdom 7 August 1916 and posted to the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 27 September 1916. Transferred to the Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918 and arrived in Egypt 5 February 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 5 March 1918 and returned to New Zealand on SS Malta. Discharged 10 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links Previous Next

RimaPA16/1195 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent, 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Rima Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) PA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/1195 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent, 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Tamatoa Rima Opura (Ariki) Date of Birth 21/01/1896 (as per headstone inscription) Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 24/03/1976 Place of Death New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1976/34582 Headstone/Grave Location Died in New Zealand. Returned to Aitutaki, Cook Islands for burial at the Palace Grounds, Arutanga, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Pa Nirau (father), Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE24544301 Additional Information Enlisted with the 1st Contingent as 'Pa RIMA' and with the 3rd Contingent as 'Rima PA'. Enlisted 28 September 1915 and embarked from New Zealand 4 February 1916. Disembarked at Suez 15 March 1916 as part of the NZ Pioneer Battalion and embarked for France 9 April 1916. Admitted sick to 8th Casualty Clearing Station then on 31 July 1916 to 35th General Hospital at Calais and transferred to England 7 August 1916. After a time in 2nd London General Hospital he was invalided to New Zealand on SS Rotorua from Plymouth on 17 November 1916. Disembarked 9 January 1917 and was discharged 26 March 1917 as medically unfit due to illness contracted while on active service. Embarked at Wellington on SS Paloona for return to Rarotonga. Assessed as fit for service in November 1917 in Rarotonga and joined the 3rd Rarotongan Contingent and enlisted 16 February 1918. Disembarked at Suez ex. SS Port Lyttleton 3 August 1918 and joined the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918 in Palestine. Embarked for New Zealand per SS Malta 14 December 1918 and was discharged 20 March 1919. Private Rima PA is the brother of Sergeant George TUAINE 12/1812 (3rd Reinforcements, 1st Battalion Auckland Infantry Regiment) During WW2 he served with the New Zealand Home Guard. 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 Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Rua Iti Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) RUAVAIKATAU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 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) Link to 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

No first name on enlistmentTAUARUA16/1223 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) No first name on enlistment Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TAUARUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/1223 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Tauarua TEPURETU Taua TEPURETU Rua Taua TEPURETU Date of Birth 1892 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 15/02/1958 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19580071 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Rangi Tepuretu, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE24469396 Additional Information Enlisted 30 September 1916. Disembarked Suez 15 March 1916 and embarked for France 9 April 1916 and served with New Zealand Pioneer Battalion. Detached to the Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918. Embarked for Egypt from Marseilles 21 January 1914 and posted to the Rarotongan Company in Palestine 15 February 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 15/02/1958 (as per Cook Islands death register) 17/02/1958 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

KaitaraTOTO19256 2nd & 3rd Rarotongan Contingents < Back Highest Rank: Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kaitara Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TOTO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 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) Link to 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

TerongoTUAKEO19327 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Commonwealth War Grave (announced October 2019) < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Terongo Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TUAKEO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19327 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Commonwealth War Grave (announced October 2019) Also Known As Tuakeo TERONGO Date of Birth 1896 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 06/07/1919 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19200101 Headstone/Grave Location Tengatangi, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Terongo (father), Atiu, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21345485 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Rarotonga. Disembarked from SS Malwa at Suez 27 December 1916. Hospitalised in 26th Stationary Hospital 9 January 1917 with tuberculosis. Invalided and embarked 7 March 1917 to New Zealand on SS Willochra. Discharged 18 August 1917 and departed New Zealand on 24 July 1917 to return to Aitu. Died 6 July 1919 in Atiu of tuberculosis contracted while serving. Both names are spelt incorrectly on his military headstone as 'TERONGA TUAKEA'. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'T. Terongo'. 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/75463736/terongo-tuakeo/ Headstone/grave images taken April 2019 and April 2025 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Front and reverse of soldier photo with permission of Auckland War Memorial Museum: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C34299 Further Links N/A Previous Next

Roy HunterDUNCAN2/340a Auckland Infantry Battalion Service number listed as 12/340 in Embarkation Roll < Back Highest Rank: 2nd Lieutenant First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Roy Hunter Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) DUNCAN Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 2/340a Auckland Infantry Battalion Service number listed as 12/340 in Embarkation Roll Also Known As Date of Birth 01/02/1892 Place of Birth Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand Date of Death 15/02/1965 Place of Death Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1965/24253 Headstone/Grave Location Te Aroha Cemetery, Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand Next of Kin Thomas Duncan (father) Dorothy Alma Duncan (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20211828 Additional Information At the time of his enlistment, his father Thomas Duncan was the Resident Agent in Aitutaki, Cook Islands. Later his father was the Resident Agent in Mangaia and died in Mangaia in 1923. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Headstone image source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/271582651/roy-hunter-duncan Further Links https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10343383 Previous Next

TaereTEAEA60662 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Taere Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TEAEA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60662 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 23 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 02/01/1928 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19280469 Headstone/Grave Location Arutanga, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Teaea (father), Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE14318088 Additional Information Enlisted 13 March 1918. Disembarked SS Port Lyttleton at Suez 4 August 1918. Transferred to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Contracted malaria and admitted to 33rd Casualty Clearing Station, Beirut and returned from Beirut to Alexandria by sea 22 November 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

BeniBANABA19236 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Beni Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) BANABA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19236 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, Rarotongan Company Also Known As Date of Birth 1890 Place of Birth Manihiki, Cook Islands Date of Death 16/09/1917 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1917/2902 Headstone/Grave Location Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Mrs Apii Banaba (wife), Marairenga, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10867642 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Disembarked at Suez 27 December 1916. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia 4 April 1917 and 27th General Hospital Cairo on 8 April 1917 with tuberculosis in the neck. Embarked for New Zealand 21 June 1917 and admitted to Auckland Hospital. Died 16 September 1917 at Auckland Hospital. Promoted to Corporal 30 July 1916. Attained rank of Sergeant 27 August 1916. Relinquished rank to Private April 1917. Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642908/beni-banaba/ "Husband of Api. B. Banaba, of Marairenga, Rarotonga. Born at Manihiki, Cook Islands." Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links Our team assisted Heritage New Zealand with our research for their report regarding the Cook Islands WWI soldiers and other notable people connected to the Cook Islands who were buried in O’Neill’s Point Cemetery, Auckland New Zealand. The cemetery is now listed as a ‘Heritage Place Category 1’ with ‘Heritage New Zealand’. “The cemetery contains Niue’s first casualty in the conflict; and the largest number of Cook Islands soldiers to be laid at rest while serving in the NZEF.”: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/9394 Previous Next