Piautu MaramaMANI19262 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Piautu Marama Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MANI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19262 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Piautu MANI Marama Piautu MANI Date of Birth 1895 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 17/08/1956 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19560054 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Te Peta (mother), Piautu Marama (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20681157 Additional Information Enlisted at Rarotonga 1 July 1916 and arrived in Egypt 27 December 1916. Employed in the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 12 August 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at the RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'M. M. Piautu'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C34218?fbclid=IwAR2ORz2hYXZ2s8uSx0N9kvpWLiUWbjNVltMhnABh0xp3UpxX6m4TbpNOJVc Left to right: 19289 - Sgt. Pa George Karika 19244 - Pte. Karika Iaveta (seated) 19262 - Pte. Piautu Marama Mani (Piautu Mani Marama) Further Links N/A Previous Next

GeorgeTUINUKUAFE60798 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) George Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TUINUKUAFE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60798 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as George TU'INUKUAFE Date of Birth 14/08/1893 Place of Birth Tonga, Friendly Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin John Tuinukuafe (father), Vavau, Tonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13448467 Additional Information Was working in Auckland New Zealand as a gardener for two years prior to enlistment. Attested 26 March 1918 and posted to Rarotongan Company. Departed Egypt for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1919. Discharged in New Zealand 7 March 1919 at his request. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links Previous Next

JohnHARPER20618 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) John Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) HARPER Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 20618 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion Rarotongan Company Also known as Date of Birth 30/04/1889 Place of Birth Tonga Date of Death 30/04/1889 Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Mrs Emily Harper (mother), Nuku'alofa, Tonga Tupou Moimoi (wife), Nuku'alofa, Tonga Nani Hapa (child) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10446445 Additional Information Enlisted 9 May 1916 and embarked in Wellington 19 August 1916 to disembark in Devonport, United Kingdom 25 October 1916. Admitted to the New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch 27 October 1916 until 12 November 1916. Left for France 9 January 1917 and on 14 January 1917 he was admitted to the 20th General Hospital. In 1917 he had numerous admissions to a variety of medical facilities for illness. Transferred to the Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918. Embarked for Egypt 5 June 1918 and arrived at Alexandra 14 June 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 1 July 1918 and admitted to the 33rd Casualty Clearing Station at Jaffa on 2 August 1918 with malaria, transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital 3 August 1918 then 24th Stationary Hospital, Abbassia on 5 August 1918. Discharged Aotea Convalescent Home 18 August 1918. On 10 October 1918 he sustained a GSW (Guns Shot Wound) to the left side of his face and jaw, and was admitted to 76th Casualty Clearing Station at Ludd. Captain Bush's monthly report said this was a suicide attempt and left him with a "very severe wounds to head". Returned as an invalid on SS Malta and on board a Court of Enquiry found that this wound was self inflicted. He was certified as not fit to stand trial by Court Martial. In September 1919 he was a patient at the Woodside Jaw Hospital, Dunedin, and then the orthopaedic ward of Trentham Military Camp Hospital. He returned to Tonga 6 January 1922. His name appears on the Tongan War Memorial as Hapa. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12389951 Previous Next

TeaumaraeTEIVA19324 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Teaumarae Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEIVA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19324 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Teivaariki TEAUMARAE Date of Birth 1896 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/09/1916 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1916/10550 Headstone/Grave Location Devonport (O’Neill’s Point) Cemetery, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Akeronga (wife), Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12319351 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Rarotonga. Arrived in New Zealand 9 July 1916. Died 14 September 1916 at Auckland Hospital New Zealand of pneumonia. Commonwealth War Graves Commissions listing: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/642941/teaumarae-teiva/ 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

AratangiTOPAITI5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Aratangi Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TOPAITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Unknown Date of Death 11/11/1977 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19770087 Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Turi Turua (wife), V. A. Benioni (daughter), Numaiti (mother), Topaiti (father) 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

George WilliamWHEELER8/2760 Otago Infantry Battalion, "D" Coy. 2nd Battalion < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) George William Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) WHEELER Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 8/2760 Otago Infantry Battalion, "D" Coy. 2nd Battalion Also known as Date of Birth 16/12/1892 Place of Birth Reading, Berkshire, England Date of Death 01/10/1916 Place of Death Somme, Northern France Death Registration Number Headstone/Grave Location Memorialised at Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France Next of Kin Ernest (Father) Elizabeth Ann Biggs (mother), died 1899 Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20837149 Additional Information Killed in Action. His father Ernest was an employee of the Union Steam Ship Company and his family were living in Rarotonga between approximately 1915 and 1919. Ernest's second wife Louisa gave birth to a son, Philip George Arthur, in Rarotonga 15/05/1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Image source: https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/george-william-wheeler Further Links Previous Next

Only one name recorded on enlistmentMATAIO16/1187 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) MATAIO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 16/1187 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Metua MATAIO Mataio METUA Paitai METUA Mataio PATAI Date of Birth 1890 Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 22/12/1945 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Paitai (father), Avarua, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11440059 Additional Information Enlisted 30 September 1915 and embarked for Egypt 4 February 1916. Disembarked at Suez 15 March 1916 and later transferred to France with the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 9 April 1916. On leave 27 July to 9 August 1917. Admitted to hospital 23 October 1917 to 27 October 1917. Detached to the Rarotongan Company 14 January 1918 and embarked for Egypt 21 January 1918. Admitted to various hospital units 30 June to 20 July 1918. Admitted to 36th Stationary Hospital 26 July 1918 and discharged to duty 30 July 1918. Embarked for New Zealand 14 December 1918. After disembarkation from SS Malta was sick and remained in New Zealand for treatment at Featherston Camp until embarking on SS Moana for Rarotonga 1 April 1919. Discharged 5 May 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

SamuelMANA19266 2nd Rarotongan Contingent  < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Samuel Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MANA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19266 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Tepano Mana SAMUELA Ariki SAMUELA Ariki Mana SAMUELA Mana Kaimoko SAMUELA Date of Birth 26 December 1881 as per headstone inscription Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 08/09/1965 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MAUK19650007 Headstone/Grave Location Catholic Cemetery, Araki, Mauke, Cook Islands Next of Kin Samuel (father), Mauke, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19480889 Additional Information A number of documents record the date of death as 13 July 1965 which is incorrect. Our research indicates that Private Samuela Mana 19266 is one of three brothers who enlisted with the NZEF during WWI: Private Koria Manu (Koria Samuela) 19248 - Tupapa, Rarotonga Private Mataputa Samuela 60786 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TIRO5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) T Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) IRO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Unknown Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Unknown 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

NgapotaMOKOENGA5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngapota Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MOKOENGA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Kavana MATE Kavana Ngapota Mokoenga MATE Date of Birth 23 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 21/10/1962 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19620017 Headstone/Grave Location Tautu, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Mokoenga (father), Utivaru (mother), May Elder aka Vaarua (wife) 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

NgaupapuaUPOKOMAKI60692 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngaupapua Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) UPOKOMAKI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 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

JohnKAINUKU5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) John Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KAINUKU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 07/03/1932 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19320616 Headstone/Grave Location Araura, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Unknown 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

Teariki TakinaTEARIAROA60707  3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Teariki Takina Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEARIAROA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60707 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 26 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 02/11/1943 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Makatea, Oiretumu, Mauke, Cook Islands. Gravesite cleared. Next of Kin Teariaroa (father), Mauke, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11176628 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Posted to the Rarotongan Company in the field 15 November 1918. Returned to New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. November 2022, Teararoa Mani took us to a location at Makatea where he believes the home and burial site was. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Document source: National Archives Cook Islands Further Links N/A Previous Next

MarearaiAERENGAMATE60696 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Marearai Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) AERENGAMATE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60696 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 18/20 years on enlistment (different ages in war service records) Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 04/09/1954 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19540088 Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Titikaveka, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Aerengamate (father), Arati Vaine (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9821040 Additional Information Enlisted at Rarotonga 8 February 1918 and at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 20 September 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 04/09/1954 (as per Cook Islands death register) 05/09/1954 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

KirikavaATAI84546 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kirikava Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) ATAI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84546 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Atai KIRIKAVA Date of Birth 21 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/05/1959 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19590013 Headstone/Grave Location Amuri, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tuamaki K Atai (wife), Atai (father), Elizabeth (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10060860 Additional Information Enlisted 10 July 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand and discharged 7 December 1918. Date of death: 28/05/1959 (as per Cook Islands death register) 29/05/1959 (as per miltary headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

NgatureIMENE60742 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ngature Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) IMENE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60742 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 07/12/1978 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19780006A Headstone/Grave Location Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tangimetua (brother), Imene (father), Teremoana (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE24363244 Additional Information Enlisted 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

MoeTAIA60724 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Moe Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TAIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60724 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 23/10/1919 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MAUK19190044 Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Oiretumu, Mauke, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tetauiraariki (brother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10579330 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918. Assessed as medically unfit and did not serve overseas. Discharged 15 June 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

InaMATAITI84528 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ina Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MATAITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84528 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 03/01/1971 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19710001 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (opposite Club Raro resort) Next of Kin Mataiti Maroatai (father), Akaoki (mother), Atiu Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12390963 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. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next