KTINI5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) K Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TINI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Tuakana Tini PAREANGA Date of Birth Unknown Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 11/05/1939 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19390905 Headstone/Grave Location Amuri, 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

VaitotiTUPA19310 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Vaitoti Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TUPA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19310 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Tupa VAITOTI Date of Birth 06/03/1883 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 03/06/1948 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19480028A Headstone/Grave Location Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Epi (father-in-law), Ranginui (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE21348658 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916 in Rarotonga. Posted to the Rarotongan Company and attached to 97th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 11 October 1917 to 9 November 1917. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA, Nikao, Rarotonga records name as “T VIATOTI” Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

RuateaMATEKOI60703  3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Ruatea Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) MATEKOI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60703 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Matekoi RUATEA Matekoi Ruatea VAERURANGI Date of Birth 20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 26/05/1920 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MAUK19200055 Headstone/Grave Location Oti Vaeruarangi Family Home, Areora, Oiretumu, Mauke, Cook Islands Next of Kin Mate Koi (father), Mauke, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE12356565 Additional Information Enlisted 16th February 1918. Discharged 15th June 1918 medically unfit with tuberculosis and did not proceed overseas. Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph has biographical information from descendants stating that his name was Matekoi Ruatea VAERUARANGI, and that his parents’ names were Vaeruarangi and Metuaone: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C122007 Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PunouaRAKI19293 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Lance Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Punoua Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) RAKI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19293 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 22/09/1895 (as per headstone inscription) Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 06/03/1971 Place of Death Auckland, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1971/26540 Headstone/Grave Location Mangere Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Next of Kin Mary Solomona (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE13595845 Additional Information Enlisted 1 July 1916, disembarked Egypt 27 December 1916 and posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917 and to the Heavy Battery Royal Artillery from 5 October 1917 to 9 November 1917. Embarked New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. After disembarkation from SS Malta he was sick and remained in New Zealand for treatment at Trentham Camp and then to Featherston Camp Hospital when the main body returned to the Cook Islands. Discharged and returned to Rarotonga on the SS Moana on 7 April 1918. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

TuaiviKOKAUA60722 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tuaivi Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KOKAUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60722 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 22 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 24/03/1961 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19610020 Headstone/Grave Location Avatiu, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Vaine Matangaro (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19317845 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand. Assessed as medically unfit and discharged 15 June 1918. Date of death: 24/03/1961 (as per Cook Islands death register & private headstone) 25/03/1961 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

WWI GPS Maps. In 2018, our team began recording the GPS coordinates and documenting WWI graves and headstones located in Mangaia (2018 and 2023), Rarotonga (2019 to 2024), Atiu (2019), Aitutaki (2019), and Mauke (2022). We will add more coordinates as we receive new information. GPS Coordinates In 2018, our team began recording the GPS coordinates and documenting WWI graves and headstones located in Mangaia (2018 and 2023), Rarotonga (2019 to 2024), Atiu (2019), Aitutaki (2019), and Mauke (2022). We will be adding more coordinates including WWII Coastwatchers/Local Defence Force as our research continues. Click on a name or a pin on each map to view grave or headstone photos along with other photos of interest. Aitutaki GPS Coordinates Map Atiu GPS Coordinates Map Mangaia GPS Coordinates Map Mauke GPS Coordinates Map Rarotonga GPS Cordinates Map

TaueiISAACS5th Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Tauei Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) ISAACS Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 5th Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Tauei ISAAKA Date of Birth 24 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Aitutaki, Cook Islands Date of Death 22/05/1971 Place of Death Aitutaki, Cook Islands Death Registration Number AITU19710009 Headstone/Grave Location Piritia, Aitutaki, Cook Islands Next of Kin Younger brother of Corporal Soloman ISAACS 16/1033 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. Unmarked grave. 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

BartholomewTANGNEY4/345 New Zealand Railway Engineers Samoa Advance Party 25/62 New Zealand Rifle Brigade Rarotongan Company < Back Highest Rank: Lieutenant First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Bartholomew Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TANGNEY Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 4/345 New Zealand Railway Engineers Samoa Advance Party 25/62 New Zealand Rifle Brigade Rarotongan Company Also Known As Bat TANGNEY Date of Birth 11/06/1891 Place of Birth Fairfax, Southland, New Zealand Date of Death 22/6/1957 Place of Death Lower Hutt, Wellington Region, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1957/26123 Headstone/Grave Location Taita Cemetery, Naenae, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Next of Kin Thomas Tangney, sen. (father), Fairfax, Southland, New Zealand AWMM Miss J. Tangney (sister), Fairfax, Southland, New Zealand AWMM Miss J. Tangney (sister), 17 Saint Andrew Street, Invercargill East, New Zealand Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE9793095 Additional Information Enlisted 12 August 1914 and embarked for Samoa 13 August 1914 as part of the Advance Party in the occupation of Samoa. Returned to New Zealand 22 March 1915 and was discharged from the Samoa Force. Reenlisted 4 September 1915 with service number 25/62 and served in France with 3rd Battalion 3rd New Zealand (Rifles) Brigade. There he held both the CQMS (Company Quarter Master Sergeant) and CSM (Company Sergeant Major) positions. Commissioned 25 April 1917 and returned to New Zealand to train reinforcements. Posted to Trentham and Featherston Camps and then to Narrow Neck Camp and the 3rd Rarotongan Contingent in February 1918. Sailed to Egypt and was posted to the Rarotongan Company in Palestine 18 September 1918. Promoted to Lieutenant 25 October 1918. Returned to New Zealand on SS Malta. Travelled to the Cook Islands in March 1919 and wrote a report on the disturbance in outer Islands on the return of troops to their home Islands. Discharged 28 May 1919 after 4 years and 125 days service. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Group photo: Rarotongan Company Officers after being formally welcomed onto the Island. L to R, Lieutenant Gibbons, Captain Bush & Lieutenant Tangney. March 1919. Photo used with the permission of Marjorie Sedon and Keith Sedon Further Links https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/agent/31374 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201114095 Previous Next

SolomonAH SIN60750 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Solomon Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) AH SIN Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60750 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Ah Sin SOLOMONA Date of Birth 28 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 20/10/1963 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19630070 Headstone/Grave Location Panama Catholic Cemetery, Panama, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Mauta Kaikura Ah Sin (wife), Ah Sin (father, born China), Makienge (mother, born Mangaia) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11925964 Additional Information Enlisted 4 February Rarotonga and 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp. Disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918 and on the same day was posted to the Rarotongan Company. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. In May 1921 he applied for a war pension for lumbago contracted in Egypt. Date of death: 20/10/1963 (as per Cook Islands death register) 25/10/1963 (as per military headstone) Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

RaeaRAEAMETUA60709 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Raea Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) RAEAMETUA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60709 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 19 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 17/08/1947 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MAUK19470008 Headstone/Grave Location Rangituarua, Kimiangatau, Mauke, Cook Islands Next of Kin Raeametua (father), Ngatama (mother) Mauke, Cook Islands Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10309282 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 in Rarotonga. Disembarked 3 August 1918 at Suez. Admitted to the Government Hospital and transferred to the 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar between 4 August 1918 and 1 October 1918. Posted to the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot. Embarked 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

WilliamMILROY66233 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant Major (W.O. 2) First Name/s (as per enlistment record) William Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) MILROY Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 66233 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 07/01/1876 Place of Birth Portpatrick, Scotland, United Kingdom Date of Death 06/08/1934 Place of Death Wellington, New Zealand Death Registration Number NZ1934/14421 Headstone/Grave Location Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand Next of Kin John Milroy (father) Mary Ann Milroy (wife) James Douglas Milroy (son) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10530253 Additional Information New Zealand permanent soldier at Trentham Camp in 1917. Transferred to the NZEF and posted to Narrow Neck Military Training Camp to train the 3rd Rarotongan Contingent. He had previous service in the South African War in the 1st Battalion Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders and in 1900 he enlisted in the Johannesburg Foot Police until 1912. Posted to Rarotongan Company 4 August 1918 as Company Sergeant Major and returned on SS Malta. Promoted to Warrant Officer Class I in 1920 and medically discharged from the New Zealand Forces in 1931. 'Rarotonga' misspelt on military headstone. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References Headstone image source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203900304/william-milroy Further Links Previous Next

DanielaNIO19283 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Daniela Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) NIO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19283 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Nio DANIELA Nio WILLIAM Ngakaara Date of Birth 20/07/1900 (to be confirmed) Place of Birth Atiu, Cook Islands Date of Death 08/07/1939 Place of Death Atiu, Cook Islands Death Registration Number ATIU19390012 Headstone/Grave Location Headstone located at Tengatangi Village, Atiu, Cook Islands. Grave location unknown. Next of Kin William Kelly (father), Areauri (mother), Taumarama (wife), Miss Maatira (sister), Maka Kea (uncle) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11054261 Additional Information Enlisted on Rarotonga 1 July 1916 and arrived Egypt via SS Malwa 27 December 1916. Served with New Zealand Mounted Rifle Bde Training Regiment and Base Depot and Rarotongan Company. Seriously ill with bronchitis in October and November 1918. Embarked on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and disembarked Fremantle, Western Australia and quarantined 12 January 1919 with influenza. Returned to New Zealand from Sydney 7 May 1919. Discharged 19 July 1919. Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records name as 'N. Daniela' Listed on the Atiu Cenotaph as 'N. DANIEL' Headstone records name as 'N DANIELA' Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

KainanaMA19265 2nd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Corporal First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kainana Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) MA Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 19265 2nd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Ma KAINANA Date of Birth 1886 Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 18/02/1957 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19570101 Headstone/Grave Location Tupapa, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Across the road from the Hartel Shop in Tupapa near the fishing club. Next of Kin Te Kura (mother), Kainana (father), Mere Te Puretu (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10023121 Additional Information Enlisted in Rarotonga 1 July 1916. Disembarked from the SS Malwa 27 December 1916. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 7 April 1917. Detached to the 97th Heavy Battery Royal Artillery between 11 October 1917 and 9 November 1917. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Date of death: 18/02/1957 (as per Cook Islands death register) 19/02/1957 (as per military headstone) Cook Islands Roll of Honour board at RSA Nikao Rarotonga records rank as “Cpl”. Entry in service record on 31/07/1917 reads “All previous entries … are cancelled and the correct rank is Pte.” Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

KaimanuTEPEI60777 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Kaimanu Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TEPEI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60777 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 30 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Rarotonga, Cook Islands Date of Death 23/08/1929 Place of Death Rarotonga, Cook Islands Death Registration Number RARO19290130 Headstone/Grave Location Nikao Cemetery, Nikao, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Next of Kin Tepei (father), Ruatonga, Rarotonga Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10546576 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 12 March 1918. Posted to Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Discharged 20 March 1919. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

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NimerotaKOPUKOAO60778 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Nimerota Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KOPUKOAO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60778 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 19/20 years of age on enlistment Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 17/02/1948 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MAUK19480014 Headstone/Grave Location Pirikura, Kimiangatau, Mauke, Cook Islands Next of Kin Kopukoao (father), Ngapito / Vainerere (mother), Mou (wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11463673 Additional Information Enlisted 12 March 1918 at Narrow Neck Camp. Embarked on SS Manukau at Wellington 13 June 1918. Disembarked at Suez ex SS Port Lyttleton 4 August 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. From 14 October 1918 to 7 November 1918 was admitted sick to the Casualty Clearing Station and then to the 24th Stationary Hospital, Gaza. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918 and discharged 9 July 1919. Our team documented this grave and repainted the lettering to the grey granite military headstone with members of the Mauke community during our “Mauke Soldier Search Mission” in November 2022. You can view that series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEVPyjBZLTn7bKKrrAGFWrzeM9eNP0-tW His brother, Private Tuainerenga KOPUKOAO 60721 died in Rarotonga and is buried in the Nikao Cemetery, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

Frank WilliamTARARO16/1228 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Frank William Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) TARARO Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 16/1228 New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion, 1st Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 25/02/1892 Place of Birth Mauke, Cook Islands Date of Death 05/08/1973 Place of Death Mauke, Cook Islands Death Registration Number MAUK19730007 Headstone/Grave Location Rangituarua, Kimiangatau, Mauke, Cook Islands Next of Kin Noovao (father), Mauke, Cook Islands, Raetea Ngakoe (mother), Teaurava (1st wife), Lina Amupoe (2nd wife) Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE24693340 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp Auckland New Zealand 21 October 1915. Disembarked at Suez 15 March 1916 ex. SS. Navarua. Embarked for France at Port Said 9 April 1916. Sent to hospital 23 October 1916, New Zealand Field Ambulance and admitted to Clearing Station 29 October 1916. Developed a painful swelling (upper left arm) and was admitted to Number 14 General Hospital, Boulogne 3 November 1916 and then transferred to England aboard HS Dennis 8 November 1916 and admitted to 2nd NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Diagnosed with sarcoma of humerus and his arm was amputated at the shoulder on 14 November 1916. Embarked on 4 June 1917 on the NZ Hospital Ship Marama and on return to New Zealand was admitted to the Devonport Convalescent Home, Auckland. He was discharged 5 October 1917 on account of his medical condition. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next

PanaaereKAOKAOITI60787 3rd Rarotongan Contingent < Back Highest Rank: Private First Name/s (as per enlistment record) Panaaere Last Name or Only Name Given (as per enlistment record) KAOKAOITI Service Number and Regiment/Unit/Corps served in 60787 3rd Rarotongan Contingent Also Known As Date of Birth 12/06/1897 Place of Birth Mangaia, Cook Islands Date of Death 16/08/1928 (as per military headstone inscription) Place of Death Mangaia, Cook Islands Death Registration Number Unknown Headstone/Grave Location Cook Islands Christian Church, Tamarua, Mangaia, Cook Islands. Headstone memorial only. Burial location unknown. Next of Kin Kaokaoiti (father), Mangaia, Cook Islands, Link to Online Service Record https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10885919 Additional Information Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 12 March 1918, embarked on SS Manuka at Wellington 13 June 1918 and disembarked at Sydney 18 June 1918. Embarked at Sydney 24 June 1918 and disembarked at Suez 4 August 1918. Posted to the Rarotongan Company 18 September 1918. Embarked on SS Malta for New Zealand 14th December 1918 and discharged 20 March 1919. His Victory Medal was returned undelivered. Images and Documents (click on images to enlarge) Image Credits and References N/A Further Links N/A Previous Next