Findlay JohnMONTGOMERY2/810 New Zealand Field Artillery < Back Highest Rank Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Findlay John Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MONTGOMERY Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 2/810 New Zealand Field Artillery Also known as Date of Birth 23/03/1894 (as per enlistment) New Zealand Births, Deaths, Marriages records year of birth as 1895 Place of Birth Palmerston North, New Zealand Date of Death 03/10/1963 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19630073 Headstone/Grave Location Headstone location: RSA Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Elizabeth Montgomery (wife) Marion Jane Freeman (mother) John Montgomery (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13493306 Additional Information Rank is listed as Corporal on WWI discharge. Rank of Gunner on headstone plaque. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Further Links Previous Next

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

ToruTAKU84577 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Toru Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TAKU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84577 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 26/10/1971 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1971/47980 Headstone/Grave Location Mangere Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Maki (mother), Taku (father), Mauakaina (wife), Nga & Tino (children) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9898460 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

Harry CuthbertNORTHCROFT13/110 Auckland Mounted Rifles < Back Highest Rank Lance Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Harry Cuthbert Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) NORTHCROFT Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 13/110 Auckland Mounted Rifles Also known as Date of Birth 22/02/1889 Place of Birth Thames, New Zealand Date of Death 19/05/1915 Place of Death Gallipoli, Turkey Death Registration Number NZ1918/37080 (post war death registration) Headstone/Grave Location Walker's Ridge Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey (Gallipoli) Next of Kin Henry William Northcroft (father), Rarotonga, Cook Islands Margaret Northcroft (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19818713 Additional Information Enlisted 14 August 1914 into the Auckland Mounted Rifles. On enlistment his occupation was recorded as solicitor. Embarked from New Zealand 13 October 1914 and disembarked Suez 3 December 1914. Killed in action at Gallipoli 19 May 1915. Living with his parents in Rarotonga at the time of his enlistment. His father, Henry William Northcroft was the resident magistrate and the Chief Justice and Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands between 1913 and 1915. Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemoration: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/4041307/harry-cuthbert-northcroft/ Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Headstone image source: https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/harry-cuthbert-northcroft Harry Cuthbert Northcroft. The Kiwi: Official Organ of the Auckland University College, 11, 1916. NZGC 378.95 K62, Special Collections, University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services Commemorative certificate courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission Further Links https://ags.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/10317 https://www.specialcollections.auckland.ac.nz/ww1-centenary/collegians-at-war/their-stories/harry-northcroft Previous Next

George MatangaroGREIG29551 Grenadier Guards British Army < Back Highest Rank Guardsman First Name/s (as per enlistment record) George Matangaro Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) GREIG Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 29551 Grenadier Guards British Army Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Rakahanga, Cook Islands, Cook Islands Date of Death 01/07/1971 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Cremated remains later interred in Rakahanga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number NZ1961/29445 Headstone/Grave Location Pte George Matangaro Greig and his wife Hetty's ashes (cremated in Auckland New Zealand) are interred in the patu of the grave of Paulo Matangaro (George’s father) on the family motu of Hunanui in Rakahanga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Grandson of William Greig, King of Fanning Islands and his Rakahanga, Cook Islands wife Te Anau. Link to Online Service Record Additional Information No online war service record Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References No known copyright restrictions Further Links https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/12969-black-soldiers-in-ww1-british-army/page/3/ Previous Next

MetuaAMUPOE60691 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Metua Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) AMUPOE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60691 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Metua HAMPOY Metua HAMBOY Metua AMBOY Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 11/03/1964 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19640026 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao Cemetery, Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Miss Rina Amupoe (sister), Mauke, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11926041 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918, disembarked in Suez on 4 August 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company on 18 September 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. His military headstone was found submerged in the Nikao Cemetery in April 2017, and his descendants built a memorial in 2018. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

VakaTURU5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Vaka Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TURU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 18 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 14/11/1950 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19500065 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Turu (father), Rapea (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. In November 2022, the grave was being restored and was completely rebuilt mid 2024. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

MakakeaPEPE19349 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Makakea Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) PEPE Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19349 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Pepe MAKAKEA Pepe MAKA KEA Date of Birth 1897 Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands (as per service record) 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 https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10550741 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916. Was found to be medically unfit after 48 days of service and discharged. Listed on the Cook Islands Roll of Honour Board as “Pepe” without his service number. Not listed on the Atiu cenotaph April 2019. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TitiaKOIA60673 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Titia Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) KOIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60673 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 30 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 07/06/1925 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19250624 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Across the road from the Hartel Shop in Tupapa near the fishing club. Next of Kin Koai (father), Mangaia, Rapotai (mother), Mangaia Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19315790 Additional Information Attested in Rarotonga 4 February 1918 and enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp in Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Discharged as medically unfit 15 June 1918 in New Zealand and did not proceed overseas. Died in Rarotonga June 1925 of a cerebral haemorrhage. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at the RSA Nikao Rarotonga records name as “K. Titia Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PaoraTEKII5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Paora Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEKII Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Paora Tekii VARU Date of Birth 20/10/1897 (as per headstone) Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 09/04/1980 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19800017 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tekii Varu (father), Maria Tekii (mother), Ngatupuna Matara Aiteina (wife) 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

MareAMOA60699 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Mare Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) AMOA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60699 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 16/06/1898 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 19/02/1945 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19450099 Headstone/Grave Location Muri, Ngatangiia, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Amoa (father), Rarotonga, Poro (mother), Rarotonga, Purumu (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10295088 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade Training Regiment and Base Depot at Ismailia, Egypt. 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

PuipuiMAKA84527 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Puipui Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MAKA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84527 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth 25 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 19/03/1956 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19560024 Headstone/Grave Location Areora, Atiu, Cook Islands Next of Kin Maka (father) and Tikiata (mother), Tikiata Aukino (sister) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE20678391 Additional Information Attested 12 June 1918 in Rarotonga and enlisted 10 July 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Discharged 7 December 1918. 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 enlistmentTAAU84579 4th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Only one name recorded on enlistment Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TAAU Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 84579 4th Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Taau TEUA Date of Birth 27 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 28/05/1933 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19330667 Headstone/Grave Location Amuri, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Teua (father), Vai (mother) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE18644088 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 12 June 1918 and discharged in New Zealand 7 December 1918 due to the signing of the armistice when ended WW1. In documents we have located, his wife is named as Ake Tui Elia. Burial location cleared for agricultural purposes in 1974. In December 2022, descendants unveiled a military headstone at the location. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records his name as 'T. Tena'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

AkeTEARIAROA60702  3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ake Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) TEARIAROA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60702 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Ake TEARIKIROA Teariaroa AKE Akeinga TEARIAROA Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 13/08/1930 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MAUK19300007 Headstone/Grave Location Makatea, Oiretumu, Mauke, Cook Islands. In November 2022, the headstone was located against a tree beside the gravesite which has broken down. Next of Kin Teariaroa (father) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10193318 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 12 March 1918. Posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. The date of death on the headstone (02/11/1943) is the date of death of his brother Private Teariki Takina TEARIAROA 60707. Our research indicates that Ake TEARIAROA married Minora, sister of Private Frank William TARARO 16/1228 who is also buried in Mauke, Cook Islands. Served a sentence of six months in a New Zealand prison for his involvement in the 1919 returned soldiers disturbance in Rarotonga. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at the RSA Nikao Rarotonga and military headstone records his name as 'A. Tearikiroa'. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Document source: National Archives Cook Islands Further Links N/A Previous Next

TearaiRIMA60765  3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tearai Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) RIMA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60765 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Rimaputa TUTAI Date of Birth About 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Ake, Mauke, Cook Islands (mother), Marairenga, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19603736 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918, posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Suffered from both malaria and influenza. Discharged 20 March 1919. There is a headstone at the Ivirua Cook Islands Christian Church grounds in Mangaia inscribed with the name “T Rima” and the service number “60765”. However, the date of death inscribed on the headstone 02/05/1942 matches the date of death of Private Rimaputa TUTAI 60650 who is lying in an unmarked grave in the backyard at the house of Atetu Atetu in Ivirua Mangaia. We believe this headstone was for Private Rimaputa TUTAI 60650 buried in Mangaia, however was incorrectly inscribed with the service number 60765 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

UtuRATIA60726 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Utu Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) RATIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 60726 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Rurutu, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Date of Death Unknown Place of Death Unknown Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Unknown Next of Kin Ratia (father), Rurutu, Society Islands (French Polynesia) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19573357 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. 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 Recorded (as per enlistment record) IEREMIA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 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

RaMUITI19297 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ra Last Name or Only Name Recorded (as per enlistment record) MUITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served with 19297 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also known as Rauaua MUITI Date of Birth 1894 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 31/03/1957 Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MANG19570001 Headstone/Grave Location Opposite Tikura Community Hall in overgrowth, Oneroa Rd, Oneroa, Mangaia, Cook Islands Next of Kin Rimaura (mother), Mangaia, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10765913 Additional Information Enlisted 1 June 1917. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 1 April 1918. In July and August 1918 he was ill with malaria and bronchial pneumonia. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 31/03/1957 (as per Cook Islands death register) 01/04/1957 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next